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infirmly, adv.|ɪnˈfɜːmlɪ|
[f. infirm a. + -ly2.]
In an infirm manner; weakly, feebly, insecurely.
1615G. Sandys Trav. 38 Infirmely walled; yet great, if you comprehend the suburbs therewith. 1662Stillingfl. Orig. Sacr. iii. iv. §2 So weakly grounded and infirmly proved an opinion. 1727Swift Gulliver iv. vii, I walked infirmly on my hinder feet. 1816Wordsw. French Army in Russia i, A withered bough, Infirmly grasped within a palsied hand. 1849Ruskin Sev. Lamps 2 The same infirmly balanced liability to the prevalence of the lower part over the higher. |