English-Thai Dictionary

faintly

ADV อย่าง แผ่วเบา  แผ่วเบา  เบา  yang-pael-bao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FAINTLY

adv. 1. In a feeble, languid manner; without vigor or activity; as, to attack or defend faintly.
2. With a feeble flame; as, a torch burns faintly.
3. With a feeble light; as, the candle burns faintly.
4. With little force; as, to breathe faintly.
5. Without force of representation; imperfectly; as, to describe faintly what we have seen.
6. In a low tone; with a feeble voice; as, to speak faintly.
7. Without spirit or courage; timorously.
He faintly now declines the fatal strife.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FAINTLY

FAINTLY Faint "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

faintly

faint ly |ˈfāntlē | ▶adverb in a faint manner; indistinctly: she smiled faintly. • [ as submodifier ] slightly: his faintly ridiculous hair.

 

Oxford Dictionary

faintly

faint ¦ly |ˈfeɪntli | ▶adverb in a faint manner; indistinctly: she smiled faintly. • [ as submodifier ] slightly: his faintly ridiculous air.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

faintly

faintly adverb 1 Maria called his name faintly: indistinctly, softly, gently, weakly; in a whisper, in a murmur, in a low voice. ANTONYMS loudly. 2 he looked faintly bewildered: slightly, vaguely, somewhat, quite, fairly, rather, a little, a bit, a touch, a shade; informal sort of, kind of, kinda. ANTONYMS extremely.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

faintly

faintly adverb 1 Maria called his name faintly: indistinctly, softly, gently, weakly, feebly; in a whisper, in a murmur, in a low voice, in subdued tones. ANTONYMS brightly; loudly. 2 the newcomer looked faintly bewildered: slightly, vaguely, somewhat, quite, fairly, rather, a little, a bit, a little bit, a touch, a shade; to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree; informal sort of, kind of, kinda, ish. ANTONYMS extremely.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

faintly

faint ly /féɪntli /副詞 1 かすかに, わずかに .2 弱々しく ; やる気なさそうに ▸ smile faintly 力なくほほえむ