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feebly /ˈfiːbli /adverb1In a way that lacks strength or force: I smiled feebly many, from fear, cried out feebly...- In the flickering shadows, she glimpsed the boy curled up feebly in the corner.
- He walked around the corner; his best friend was feebly holding onto the stall door, smiling weakly at him.
- He pointed feebly at the silhouette of an outcrop close by.
1.1In a way that fails to convince or impress: he feebly attempted to defend the challenge Plan D, a feebly disguised version of Plan C...- So now we're on Plan D, a feebly disguised version of Plan C.
- Her husband smiled feebly in response.
- "I'm not very hungry, and I don't want to trouble you," he protested feebly.
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