Faintly
['feɪntlɪ] or ['fentli]
Definition
(adv.) to a faint degree or weakly perceived; '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'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.
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Examples
- I am much better here,' said Little Dorrit, faintly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She called to me faintly, and pointed to a little phial in her work-box. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The veiled woman with her cried out faintly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- My mother is not vindictive, said Clym, his colour faintly rising. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Sedley faintly asked. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You speak faintly. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- You pushed me down there, said Tom, faintly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Das war ausgezeichnet, das war famos--' 'Wirklich famos,' echoed his exhausted daughters, faintly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Louisa faintly uttered some word of incredulity and surprise. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He had never been hungrier and he filled his mouth with wine, faintly tarry-tasting from the leather bag, and swallowed. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Her glance became faintly reproachful. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He smiled faintly, thinking these things. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mr Boffin faintly protested. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No answer; only the brown eyes filled, the faintly-tinted lips trembled. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She spoke faintly, and her breathing was quick. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Joe looked at me for a single instant with something faintly like reproach. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The hills beyond Marsh Glen sent the answer faintly back--Where are you? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- That is a long story, said Maurice faintly, for he felt sick with fatigue. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She laid her head on my shoulder, and smiled faintly through her tears. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Let go of my hand, she repeated faintly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Madame Olenska smiled faintly into the circle of smoke about her lips. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Something within me, faintly answering to the storm without, tossed up the depths of my memory and made a tumult in them. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Oh, I am better now,' said Mrs. Bardell faintly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Still, you had better see the papers, said Justinian faintly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A confused sob as from a man was heard within, upon which Eustacia gasped faintly, That's Clym--I must go to him--yet dare I do it? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I wish first, my dear,' remarked the cherub faintly, 'that you'd have the kindness to sprinkle me with a little milk, for I feel as if I was--Going. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He smiled back again, but faintly, as if it were an unusual exertion. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- N-no,' replied Georgiana, faintly, under the sympathetic coincidence. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There was a silence, a while, in which the breathing of both parties could be heard, when Tom faintly said, O, please, Missis! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The hymn followed him faintly as he crossed the fields. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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