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Definition of Faintly
1. Adverb. To a faint degree or weakly perceived. "The rumors weren't even faintly true"
Definition of Faintly
1. adv. In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.
Definition of Faintly
1. Adverb. in a faint manner; very quietly or lightly. ¹
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Definition of Faintly
1. in a faint manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faintly
Literary usage of Faintly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1865)
"Very faintly. Very distinctly. Lithium very distinctly. Extremely distinctly.
... Lithium exceedingly faintly. Lithium distinctly. Very faintly. Distinctly. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... (shows faintly); between the loop of wire and the spar may he very faintly
seen a very thin piece of mica; above this is a hard rubber tube containing ..."
3. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"... sixteen miles distant in the northeast (in clear weather another cape is
faintly distinguishable beyond this), and about one third of the great horizon ..."
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