weakly

4 definitions • 7 examples

in a way that is not physically strong:

"Please, get me some water," he said weakly.

She smiled weakly at them.

in a way that is not strong in character, so that you are not able to make decisions or to persuade or lead other people:

The prisons are too weakly governed to prevent high rates of violence.

They had weakly opposed the proposal.

in a way that is not likely to be accepted or believed:

He argued weakly that government funding was high enough.

Her claims are only weakly supported by the evidence.

in a way that lacks strength or energy:

"I’m feeling a little better now," he said weakly.