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faintingly, adv.|ˈfeɪntɪŋlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a fainting manner; † feebly, † faint-heartedly; like one who is fainting.
1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 41 This letter is not onely lamentably indited, but also faintingly invented. 1586A. Day Eng. Secretary ii. (1625) 108 And albeit he was..likeliest of all other to attaine the victory, yet..he faintingly withdrew. 1635Swan Spec. M. ix. §1 (1643) 470 His many knocks cause him faintingly to fall. 1839Lady Lytton Cheveley (ed. 2) I. vii. 135 Mademoiselle began to..incline her head faintingly towards his shoulder. 1844Ld. Houghton Mem. Many Scenes, Dream in Gondola 96 A deft canoe..Faintingly rocked within a lone⁓some cove. |