Associations to the word «Faintly»
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Wiktionary
FAINTLY, adverb. In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
Dictionary definition
FAINTLY, adverb. To a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even faintly true".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.