Definition
In a fainting manner; as if about to faint; with a tendency toward fainting.
Etymology
From 'fainting' (present participle of 'faint') plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' The word combines a gerund form with an adverb ending to create a manner adverb.
Kelly Says
This adverb is archaic and rare, but it's useful for describing how someone moves or speaks when they're becoming faint—Victorian novelists loved such precise adverbs to capture the drama of their delicate characters swooning.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም ዝቅና
be-tam zik-na
ARالعربية
ضعيفًا
d-a-i-f-an
BNবাংলা
হালকাভাবে
hal-ka-bha-be
CACatalà
de manera feble
deh ma-neh-rah feh-bleh
CSČeština
pomalovitě
po-ma-lo-vee-teh
ELΕλληνικά
αδύνατα
ah-dee-na-ta
ESEspañol
delicadamente
deh-lee-kah-dam-en-teh
FISuomi
heikosti
hay-kos-tee
FRFrançais
faiblement
fwa-bl-man
HEעברית
ללא כוח
la-la-ko-ach
HIहिन्दी
हल्के से
hal-keh seh
HUMagyar
gyengéden
yen-geh-den
IDBahasa Indonesia
lembap
lembap
ITItaliano
debolmente
deh-bol-men-teh
KMKM
ត្រឹមត្រូវ
traem troo-v
MSBahasa Melayu
lembut
lem-but
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လျော
kyay-l-jaw
PLPolski
blednie
bleh-d-nee
PTPortuguês
fracamente
fra-kam-en-teh
UKУкраїнська
слабко
s-lab-koh
VITiếng Việt
yếu ớt
yew owt
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngap-han-dle