English Explanatory Dictionary

weakly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.
adv
  1. With little strength or force.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːkli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-weakly.wav

Word forms

weakly weaklier weakliest more weakly most weakly

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”).

Derived words

weaklily weakliness super weakly interacting massive particle ultraweakly weakly cardinal weakly contractible weakly interacting massive particle weakly symmetric matter weakly-typed
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