Word of the Day:
feebly
What It Means
Feebly in Context
“The hurt nigger moaned feebly somewhere nearby, and then fetched a deep sigh that made me mend my pace away from there.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.
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