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Faintly

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Adverb

1. faintly

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

Example Sentences:
'between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly'
'stars shining faintly through the overcast'
'could hear his distant shouts only faintly'
'the rumors weren't even faintly true'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Faintly

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adjective
1. 
lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc
a faint noise
2. 
lacking conviction or force; weak
faint praise
3. 
feeling dizzy or weak as if about to lose consciousness
4. 
without boldness or courage; timid (esp in the combination faint-hearted)
5.  not the faintest
verb (intransitive)
6. 
to lose consciousness, esp momentarily, as through weakness
7. archaic or poetic
to fail or become weak, esp in hope or courage
noun
8. 
a sudden spontaneous loss of consciousness, usually momentary, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the brain
. Technical name: syncope

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Faintly

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adjective
1. 
without strength; weak; feeble
2. 
without courage or hope; timid
3. 
done without strength, vigor, or enthusiasm; halfhearted
4. 
feeling weak and dizzy, as if about to swoon
5. 
dim; indistinct; unclear
6. 
far from certain
a faint chance
noun
7. 
a condition of temporary loss of consciousness as a result of an inadequate flow of blood to the brain; swoon
8.  [pl.]
the crude, impure spirits given off in the first and last stages of the distillation of liquor
verb intransitive
9. 
to fall into a faint; swoon
often with away
10.  Archaic
a. 
to weaken; languish
b. 
to lose courage or hope

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Faintly

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adj. faint·er, faint·est
1.
a. Done with little strength or vigor; feeble: a faint attempt to apologize.
b. So weak as to be difficult to perceive; a faint light in the distance; a faint echo.
c. Lacking clarity or distinctness: a faint recollection.
d. Small in degree or amount; meager: faint chance of getting a raise.
2. Lacking conviction, boldness, or courage; timid: a tourist who is faint at heart.
3. Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak: felt faint for a moment.
n.
An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood circulation.
intr.v. faint·ed, faint·ing, faints
1. To fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness.
2. Archaic To weaken in purpose or spirit.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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