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How to pronounce weakly in English?

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Synonyms debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak
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weakly agreed to a compromise.
wheezed weakly.
he was weakly attracted to her.

Examples of weakly

weakly
The young man is more awake, and weakly complains he didn't get to see anything.
From the al.com
A slow transition to a generic but weakly-selling platform is not really viable.
From the guardian.co.uk
A relatively weakly settled area, the District does have a wide number of farms.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Neutralization with a base weaker than the acid results in a weakly acidic salt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Watching Tiger Woods waggle his wedge over a plugged ball, Brown gasped weakly.
From the independent.co.uk
The monolayer interacts weakly with graphene, but is stable to high temperatures.
From the nature.com
By contrast, the relatively weakly incentivised Germans give only 0.22% of GDP.
From the economist.com
He was correct, as a weakly hit grounder headed toward the middle of the diamond.
From the timesunion.com
Stephen Abell, as I have often weakly punned, is able by name and able by nature.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Decrepit: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
  • In a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her"
  • Weakness is a symptom used to describe a number of different conditions, including: lack of muscle strength, malaise, dizziness or fatigue. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or perceived muscle weakness. ...
  • Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak; With little strength or force