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# feebly

adverb (feebly)

«feebly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Weakly, without strength or energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#m1)
2. In a poor, unconvincing way: he laughed feebly at the joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories to show that someone is tired, ill, frightened or not sure: the kitten mewed feebly. Alice often speaks feebly when she is confused or afraid.

### Examples

- The baby bird chirped feebly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x1)
- «I'm not sure,» said Alice feebly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x2)
- He waved feebly from his hospital bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x3)
- The torch shone feebly in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x4)
- Mole tried feebly to push the door open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x5)
- She smiled feebly at the bad joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x6)
- The old engine coughed feebly and stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x7)
- Toad protested feebly when the Badger scolded him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x8)
- The Prince perceived a small room black with smoke, lit up feebly by a fire from which issued long blue flames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/#x9)

### Note

Adverb of «feeble» (weak). Spelling: feeble → feebly (drop -le, add -ly). Opposite: strongly, firmly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «feebly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feebly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feebly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feebly.html) on Mova free.