Associations to the word «Faintly»

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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.