"faintly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈfeɪntli/ Audio: en-us-faintly.ogg Forms: faintlier [comparative], faintliest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English feintli, feintliche, equivalent to faint + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|feintli}} Middle English feintli, {{suffix|en|faint|ly}} faint + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|faintlier}} faintly (comparative faintlier, superlative faintliest)
  1. In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly. Translations (in a faint manner; very quietly or lightly): слабо (slabo) (Bulgarian), бледо (bledo) (Bulgarian), 轻巧地 (Chinese Mandarin), malforte (Esperanto), faiblement (French), feble (Ido), debolmente (Italian), tenuemente (Italian), fiocamente (Italian), fievolmente (Italian), pallidamente (Italian), esilmente (Italian), languidius (Latin), lekko (Polish), słabo (Polish), сла́бо (slábo) (Russian), ти́хо (tíxo) (Russian)

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      "word": "pallidamente"
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      "sense": "in a faint manner; very quietly or lightly",
      "word": "esilmente"
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