weakly

American  

[week-lee] / ˈwik li /

adjective

weaklier, weakliest

1. weak or feeble in constitution; not robust; sickly.

---

adverb

1. in a weak manner.

weakly British  

/ ˈwiːklɪ /

adjective

1. sickly; feeble

---

adverb

1. in a weak or feeble manner

Related Words

See weak.

Other Word Forms

• weakliness noun

Etymology

Origin of weakly

First recorded in 1350–1400, weakly is from the Middle English word weekely. See weak, -ly

Example Sentences

When they do not align, the atom is paramagnetic and only weakly magnetized.

From Science Daily

"The challenge is that dark matter interacts so weakly that we need detectors capable of seeing events that might happen once in a year, or even once in a decade," Mahapatra said.

From Science Daily

“I laughed because she did,” he weakly claims, and there are more giggles.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the years, several unexplained experimental results have fueled speculation about a fourth variety known as a sterile neutrino, which would interact even more weakly than the others.

From Science Daily

At the same time, the B-L symmetry provides a natural explanation for why neutrinos have mass, even though they interact so weakly with matter that they can pass through entire planets without leaving a trace.

From Science Daily