weakly
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
adverb
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
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When the match resumed, brawls were still going on in the stands and Morocco’s Brahim Diaz failed to score with a weakly hit penalty kick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
"And spermine is, so to speak, the binding agent that brings the strands together. There are only weakly attractive electrical forces between the molecules, and these organise them but do not firmly bind them together."
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025
In most saltwater species, vibrations reach the inner ear only weakly, which limits hearing to low frequencies below about 200 Hertz.
From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025
"I feel pain in my head and my legs," he says weakly.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
I whisper weakly, trying to hold myself together.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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