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faintheartedly

faintheartedly adverb: in a fainthearted manner.

Adverb

faintheartedly (comparative more faintheartedly, superlative most faintheartedly)

  1. In a fainthearted manner.

Forms of faintheartedly

comparativemore faintheartedly
superlativemost faintheartedly

Origin of faintheartedly

From fainthearted + -ly.

Questions about faintheartedly

What does faintheartedly mean?
Faintheartedly means in a fainthearted manner.
What part of speech is faintheartedly?
Faintheartedly is an adverb.

Words near faintheartedly in the dictionary

  1. faintest
  2. fainteth
  3. faintful
  4. faintheart
  5. fainthearted
  6. faintheartedly
  7. faintheartedness
  8. faintheartednesses
  9. fainthearts
  10. fainthood
  11. faintier

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