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weak·ly

(wēk′lē)

adj. weak·li·er, weak·li·est

Delicate in constitution; frail or sickly.

adv.

1. With little physical strength or force.

2. With little strength of character.

weak′li·ness n.

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weakly

(ˈwiːklɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

sickly; feeble

adv

in a weak or feeble manner

ˈweakliness n

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weak•ly

(ˈwik li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj.

weak or feeble in constitution; not robust; sickly.

weak′li•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	weakly - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" debile, infirm, sapless, decrepit, feeble, rickety, weak frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
Adv.	1.	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" strongly - with strength or in a strong manner; "argues very strongly for his proposal"; "he was strongly opposed to the government"

weakly

adjective

Not physically strong:

decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak.

Translations

بِضَعْف

schwächlich

faiblement

betegesen

òróttlaust; dauflega

debolmente

kraftløst

zayıf biçimde

虚弱地

weakly

[ˈwiːklɪ]

A. ADV

1. (= without physical strength) [move, lean] → sin fuerzas
his heart was beating weakly → su corazón latía con poca fuerza or débilmente
she struggled weakly → forcejeó con pocas fuerzas

2. (= ineffectually) [act, respond] → sin firmeza; [say, smile] → débilmente, tímidamente; [laugh] → tímidamente; [give in] → sin oponer resistencia

B. ADJ (o.f. or liter) [person, child] → enfermizo, enclenque

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

weakly

[ˈwiːkli]

adv → faiblement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

weakly

adj (dated) → schwächlich

adv → schwach; he weakly gave in to their demands → schwach wie er war, ging er gleich auf ihre Forderungen ein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

weakly

[ˈwiːklɪ]

1. adj → deboluccio/a, gracile

2. adv → debolmente

weak

(wiːk) adjective

1. lacking in physical strength. Her illness has made her very weak.

2. not strong in character. I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.

3. (of a liquid) diluted; not strong. weak tea.

4. (of an explanation etc) not convincing.

5. (of a joke) not particularly funny.

ˈweakly adverb

ˈweaken verb

to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character. The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.

ˈweakling (-liŋ) noun

a weak person, animal, or plant. She married a weakling.

ˈweakness noun

1. the state of being weak.

2. something weak or faulty; a defect. weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.

have a weakness for

to have a liking for. She has a weakness for chocolate biscuits.

References in periodicals archive ?

may be justified on the ground of the persons concerned being very powerful and super-human beings, and as such not subject to the same limitations (of conduct) as the weaklier human beings" (Jha 1924: 189).