Weakly can be categorized as an adjective and an adverb.
Adjective |
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| weakly - Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak. | ||
Adverb |
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| weakly - in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her" |
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| 1. | adv. | Weakly agreed to a compromise. | |
| 2. | adv. | Wheezed weakly. | |
| 3. | adv. | He was weakly attracted to her. | |
| 4. | adv. | Bruce took the book weakly. | |
| 5. | adv. | She protested weakly, but ended up joining in with everyone else. | |
| 6. | adv. | 'Is that vodka?' Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up from its chair in indignation. 'Excuse me, your majesty,' he squeaked, 'do you think I would give vodka to a lady? That is pure spirit!' | |
| 7. | adj. | The witch and her daughter carried the weakly Queen into the bath-room, and put her into the bath; then they shut the door and ran away. But in the bath-room they had made a fire of such deadly heat that the beautiful young Queen was soon suffocated. |
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| adv. | |
| Weakly agreed to a compromise. |
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| Wheezed weakly. |
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| He was weakly attracted to her. |
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| Bruce took the book weakly. | |
| She protested weakly, but ended up joining in with everyone else. | |
| 'Is that vodka?' Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up from its chair in indignation. 'Excuse me, your majesty,' he squeaked, 'do you think I would give vodka to a lady? That is pure spirit!' | |
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| The witch and her daughter carried the weakly Queen into the bath-room, and put her into the bath; then they shut the door and ran away. But in the bath-room they had made a fire of such deadly heat that the beautiful young Queen was soon suffocated. | |