Definition of WEAKLY

weakly

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Adverb

  • in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
    • "weakly agreed to a compromise"
    • "wheezed weakly"
    • "he was weakly attracted to her"

Adj

  • Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

Adv

  • With little strength or force.

Adjective

  • Lacking strength and vigor; sickly or frail.

Examples

  • Her strategy, though clever, seemed weakly implemented, leading to a loss.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English wāclīċe (“weakly”), equivalent to weak + -ly (adjectival suffix); compare Old English wāclīċ (“weak; ignoble; mean”), and Old Norse veikligr (“weakly; sick”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waikalīkaz (“weakly; weak”).

Antonyms

strongly

Scrabble Score: 16

weakly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
weakly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
weakly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

weakly: valid Words With Friends Word