faintlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪntli/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪntli/

Etymology: < faint adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Feignedly, by way of feint or pretence, deceitfully. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adverb]

faintlyc1330

feigninglya1387

supposingly?a1450

feignedly1535

counterfeitly1548

dissimulately1556

pretencedly1567

simulately1592

pretensively1607

pretendedly1611

ironically1612

supposedly1618

feigning1620

pretendingly1645

fictitiously1646

fictly1677

simulatively1816

bogusly1862

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1725) 152 Gode acord to make, forsoþe fulle fayntlie.

a1400 Cato's Distichs (Fairf.) l. 16 in R. Morris Cursor Mundi (1878) III. App. iv. 1669 Fainteli for to speke..is falsid and blame.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxxi. 287 Some men of armes passed after fayntly.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxli Countryes..by hym stollen and faintly conquered.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. v. 365 Gabinius..was forced to..fight for Pompey at first faintly [L. simulate] and unwillingly, but at last heartily.

†2. In a spiritless manner, like a coward; timidly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adverb]

arghlyc1000

eislichec1175

faintly1297

fearedly1488

sheepishly1528

fearfully1548

timorously1548

tremblingly1552

sheepish1581

ghastly1589

frightfully1621

timidly1656

meticulouslya1682

fearingly1820

fearsomely1876

scarily1880

tremulously1886

mousily1910

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb]

arghlyc1000

faintly1297

cowardlyc1380

coward-like1587

pusillanimously1602

hen-heartedly1799

turpidly1866

lily-liveredly1929

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 10596 Hii fouȝte feinteliche.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 491 What he bygynneþ frescheliche, he forsakeþ hit feyntliche as a womman.

c1400 Melayne 1419 I fro this grete Iournee Fayntly fledde a way.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie W 319 Womannishly, faintly, fearfully. Muliébriter.

1655 J. Denham Coopers Hill (new ed.) 15 Yet faintly now declines the fatall strife.

a. In a weak, feeble, or languid manner; feebly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adverb]

faintlyc1320

weakly1398

unthendelyc1440

lankly1611

flaggingly1693

strengthlessly1820

punily1827

nervelessly1836

flaccidly1847

limply1869

c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 572 Cryst goþ krokedly þys heuy cros vndyr, And feyntly hyt bereþ.

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 180 Þus moun we se how feyntli we serve to Crist.

c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 1617 Wel feyntlie she felt hir stere.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. GGGiii Perfection, whiche they slowly & weakely or fayntly desyre.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 29 Faintly kissing him, she breathed out her life.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. i. 16 The tide pressing against the stream, tho faintly.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xli. 504 Their valiant promise was faintly supported in the hour of battle.

1861 Athenæum 29 June 854 Cavour faintly smiled.

†b. With hesitation, not actively or energetically, coldly, half-heartedly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > lukewarmly or unenthusiastically

lukely1340

faintlyc1440

slightly1599

with half a heart1600

heartlessly1606

lukewarmly1611

disaffectedly1646

half-heartedly1870

unzealously1871

tepidly1873

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without force or vigour

slacklyc960

feeblyc1330

remissly?a1425

faintlyc1440

weakly1526

punily1555

forcelessly1611

unvigorously1641

feeble1834

validless1866

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adverb]

unwillc893

uneathc900

unthankc960

latelyOE

against a person's willa1225

loatha1340

grutchingly1340

at one's unthanksa1400

wandsomely?a1400

at (or again) one's unwillesc1400

uneathsa1425

unwilfully1435

invitec1450

tarrowinglyc1480

scantly1509

nicely1530

tarryingly1530

unwillingly?1531

loathly1547

faintly1548

evil-willingly1549

grudgingly1549

difficultly1551

loathsomely1561

dangerously1573

ill-willing1579

backwardlya1586

costively1598

with an ill will1601

with (a) bad (also ill) grace1614

sadly1622

tenderlya1628

reluctantly1646

shyly1701

uncheerfully1754

à contre-coeur1803

shrinkingly1817

retractatively1851

begrudgingly1853

forcibly1867

loathfully1887

tharfly1894

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 153 Feyntly, segniter.

1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) iv. sig. Av/2 Though I wyll but fayntly, my wylle is to wylle perfyghtly.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxvij They setforward the king, &..brought him to London..where he was fayntly receyued, & febly welcomed.

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1635) iii. 356 Brothers faintly would 'gainst brothers fight.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 468. ⁋3 To praise faintly the good Qualities of those below them.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 180 Having but Mayow..faintly on my side.

a. In a faint or almost imperceptible degree; very slightly; in faint tones; without vividness or distinctness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > to a small extent or slightly

lightlyeOE

liteOE

littleOE

a litec1290

smallc1300

softc1390

smally?a1425

slenderlya1513

hoverly1549

remissly1557

slender1581

not half1583

faintly1590

slightly1594

lankly1611

lowly1655

slight1671

nicely1698

weakly1775

sparingly1796

jimply1816

feebly1830

slightually1859

marginally1960

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb]

dimly?c1225

dim1393

remissly1530

murmuringly1611

faintly1800

vague1864

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly

thicklyc1400

indistinctly1580

obscurelyc1586

veiledly1646

dimly1667

blindly1686

shadowyc1804

mistily1813

hazily1818

filmily1853

shadowly1866

blurrily1868

vaguely1871

smudgedly1889

faintly1892

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg4 An arrow..Fayntly fluttring.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 228 I faintly broke with thee of Arthurs death.

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur iii. 87 Some..faintly Blue.

1708 J. Philips Cyder ii The cowslip posies, faintly sweet.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 149 The wide and stony beds, whose centre was faintly marked by the course of a shallow stream.

1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. I. 420 This salt detonates faintly.

1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) xxxvii. 436 Faintly visible to the naked eye.

1892 Law Times 93 459/1 The notice of objection is not signed by any elector, but is stamped faintly with a stamp signifying that ‘Richard Mason’ is the objector.

†b. Hardly, scarcely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > barely, scarcely, only, or just

uneathc1200

scarcely1297

albusyc1325

onlepyc1350

anerly1381

barec1400

scarce1413

scantlyc1440

narrowlyc1450

scant1492

barelya1513

hardly?1532

faintly1544

nakedly1589

just1603

rawly1607

just1627

badly1715

scrimp1756

bare-weighta1763

scrimplya1774

jimp1814

jistc1820

1544 R. Tracy Supplycacion to Kynge Henry VIII sig. Cviij Doo not these thinges fayntely agree with the sayenge of..Paule the Apostle.

a1640 P. Massinger & J. Fletcher Very Woman ii. ii. 75 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) We have but faintly yet begun our journey.

a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover iii. 51 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) My Enemy (I can faintly call him so).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	faintly
释义	† faintlyadj. Etymology: < faint adj. + -ly suffix¹. Obsolete. = faint adj. in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > causing faintness faintly1712 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weak (of immaterial things) thin?c1225 wateryc1230 feeble1393 wash1548 waterish1549 fadea1554 limping1577 dilute1605 lank1607 languid1622 water gruel1630 invalid1635 sinewless1644 exsanguine1647 flaccid1647 diluted1681 wishy-washy1693 tiffany1694 foible1715 rickety1738 faintly1771 unrobust1775 pale1820 peely-wally1832 muscleless1841 weakling1848 weedy?1858 feeblose1882 papery1924 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 267 It being but a faintly Food. 1771 J. Foot Penseroso ii. 69 Hence the spring Emits a faintly blush. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). faintlyadv. Brit. /ˈfeɪntli/, U.S. /ˈfeɪntli/ Etymology: < faint adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Feignedly, by way of feint or pretence, deceitfully. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adverb] faintlyc1330 feigninglya1387 supposingly?a1450 feignedly1535 counterfeitly1548 dissimulately1556 pretencedly1567 simulately1592 pretensively1607 pretendedly1611 ironically1612 supposedly1618 feigning1620 pretendingly1645 fictitiously1646 fictly1677 simulatively1816 bogusly1862 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1725) 152 Gode acord to make, forsoþe fulle fayntlie. a1400 Cato's Distichs (Fairf.) l. 16 in R. Morris Cursor Mundi (1878) III. App. iv. 1669 Fainteli for to speke..is falsid and blame. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxxi. 287 Some men of armes passed after fayntly. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxli Countryes..by hym stollen and faintly conquered. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. v. 365 Gabinius..was forced to..fight for Pompey at first faintly [L. simulate] and unwillingly, but at last heartily. †2. In a spiritless manner, like a coward; timidly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adverb] arghlyc1000 eislichec1175 faintly1297 fearedly1488 sheepishly1528 fearfully1548 timorously1548 tremblingly1552 sheepish1581 ghastly1589 frightfully1621 timidly1656 meticulouslya1682 fearingly1820 fearsomely1876 scarily1880 tremulously1886 mousily1910 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] arghlyc1000 faintly1297 cowardlyc1380 coward-like1587 pusillanimously1602 hen-heartedly1799 turpidly1866 lily-liveredly1929 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 10596 Hii fouȝte feinteliche. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 491 What he bygynneþ frescheliche, he forsakeþ hit feyntliche as a womman. c1400 Melayne 1419 I fro this grete Iournee Fayntly fledde a way. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie W 319 Womannishly, faintly, fearfully. Muliébriter. 1655 J. Denham Coopers Hill (new ed.) 15 Yet faintly now declines the fatall strife. 3. a. In a weak, feeble, or languid manner; feebly. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adverb] faintlyc1320 weakly1398 unthendelyc1440 lankly1611 flaggingly1693 strengthlessly1820 punily1827 nervelessly1836 flaccidly1847 limply1869 c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 572 Cryst goþ krokedly þys heuy cros vndyr, And feyntly hyt bereþ. c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 180 Þus moun we se how feyntli we serve to Crist. c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 1617 Wel feyntlie she felt hir stere. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. GGGiii Perfection, whiche they slowly & weakely or fayntly desyre. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 29 Faintly kissing him, she breathed out her life. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. i. 16 The tide pressing against the stream, tho faintly. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xli. 504 Their valiant promise was faintly supported in the hour of battle. 1861 Athenæum 29 June 854 Cavour faintly smiled. †b. With hesitation, not actively or energetically, coldly, half-heartedly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > lukewarmly or unenthusiastically lukely1340 faintlyc1440 slightly1599 with half a heart1600 heartlessly1606 lukewarmly1611 disaffectedly1646 half-heartedly1870 unzealously1871 tepidly1873 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without force or vigour slacklyc960 feeblyc1330 remissly?a1425 faintlyc1440 weakly1526 punily1555 forcelessly1611 unvigorously1641 feeble1834 validless1866 the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adverb] unwillc893 uneathc900 unthankc960 latelyOE against a person's willa1225 loatha1340 grutchingly1340 at one's unthanksa1400 wandsomely?a1400 at (or again) one's unwillesc1400 uneathsa1425 unwilfully1435 invitec1450 tarrowinglyc1480 scantly1509 nicely1530 tarryingly1530 unwillingly?1531 loathly1547 faintly1548 evil-willingly1549 grudgingly1549 difficultly1551 loathsomely1561 dangerously1573 ill-willing1579 backwardlya1586 costively1598 with an ill will1601 with (a) bad (also ill) grace1614 sadly1622 tenderlya1628 reluctantly1646 shyly1701 uncheerfully1754 à contre-coeur1803 shrinkingly1817 retractatively1851 begrudgingly1853 forcibly1867 loathfully1887 tharfly1894 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 153 Feyntly, segniter. 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) iv. sig. Av/2 Though I wyll but fayntly, my wylle is to wylle perfyghtly. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxvij They setforward the king, &..brought him to London..where he was fayntly receyued, & febly welcomed. 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1635) iii. 356 Brothers faintly would 'gainst brothers fight. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 468. ⁋3 To praise faintly the good Qualities of those below them. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 180 Having but Mayow..faintly on my side. 4. a. In a faint or almost imperceptible degree; very slightly; in faint tones; without vividness or distinctness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > to a small extent or slightly lightlyeOE liteOE littleOE a litec1290 smallc1300 softc1390 smally?a1425 slenderlya1513 hoverly1549 remissly1557 slender1581 not half1583 faintly1590 slightly1594 lankly1611 lowly1655 slight1671 nicely1698 weakly1775 sparingly1796 jimply1816 feebly1830 slightually1859 marginally1960 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb] dimly?c1225 dim1393 remissly1530 murmuringly1611 faintly1800 vague1864 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly thicklyc1400 indistinctly1580 obscurelyc1586 veiledly1646 dimly1667 blindly1686 shadowyc1804 mistily1813 hazily1818 filmily1853 shadowly1866 blurrily1868 vaguely1871 smudgedly1889 faintly1892 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg4 An arrow..Fayntly fluttring. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 228 I faintly broke with thee of Arthurs death. View more context for this quotation 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur iii. 87 Some..faintly Blue. 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii The cowslip posies, faintly sweet. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 149 The wide and stony beds, whose centre was faintly marked by the course of a shallow stream. 1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. I. 420 This salt detonates faintly. 1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) xxxvii. 436 Faintly visible to the naked eye. 1892 Law Times 93 459/1 The notice of objection is not signed by any elector, but is stamped faintly with a stamp signifying that ‘Richard Mason’ is the objector. †b. Hardly, scarcely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > barely, scarcely, only, or just uneathc1200 scarcely1297 albusyc1325 onlepyc1350 anerly1381 barec1400 scarce1413 scantlyc1440 narrowlyc1450 scant1492 barelya1513 hardly?1532 faintly1544 nakedly1589 just1603 rawly1607 just1627 badly1715 scrimp1756 bare-weighta1763 scrimplya1774 jimp1814 jistc1820 1544 R. Tracy Supplycacion to Kynge Henry VIII sig. Cviij Doo not these thinges fayntely agree with the sayenge of..Paule the Apostle. a1640 P. Massinger & J. Fletcher Very Woman ii. ii. 75 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) We have but faintly yet begun our journey. a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover iii. 51 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) My Enemy (I can faintly call him so). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1712adv.1297
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