weakly

Adjective Satellite

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Adverb

in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
- "weakly agreed to a compromise"
- "wheezed weakly"
- "he was weakly attracted to her"

Adj

Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

Adv

With little strength or force.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English wāclīċe (“weakly”), equivalent to weak + -ly (adjectival suffix); compare Old English wāclīċ (“weak; ignoble; mean”), and Old Norse veikligr (“weakly; sick”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waikalīkaz (“weakly; weak”).

Synonyms

debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak

Antonyms

strongly

Scrabble Score: 16

weakly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
weakly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
weakly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

weakly is a valid Words With Friends word