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单词 infirmly
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infirmlyadv.

Brit. /ɪnˈfəːmli/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfərmli/
Etymology: < infirm adj. + -ly suffix2.
In an infirm manner; weakly, feebly, insecurely.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adverb] > insecurely or unsafely
unsickerly?a1400
unsurely1595
ticklely1601
infirmly1615
unsafely1626
tickly1661
insecurely1709
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adverb] > weakly, unsteadily
tealtea1023
weakly1517
unsubstantially1529
tickly1530
tickle1606
infirmly1615
precariously1658
1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 38 Infirmely walled; yet great, if you comprehend the suburbs therewith.
1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §2 So weakly grounded and infirmly proved an opinion.
1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. vii. 102 I walked infirmly on my hinder Feet.
1816 W. Wordsworth Fr. Army in Russia i A withered bough, Infirmly grasped within a palsied hand.
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. Introd. 2 The same infirmly balanced liability to the prevalence of the lower part over the higher.
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