FA'INTLY, adverb 1. In a feeble, languid manner; without vigor or activity; as, to attack or defend faintly 2. With a feeble flame; as, a torch burns faintly 3. With a feeble light; as, the candle burns faintly 4. With little force; as, to breathe faintly 5. Without force of representation; imperfectly; as, to describe faintly what we have seen. 6. In a low tone; with a feeble voice; as, to speak faintly 7. Without spirit or courage; timorously. He faintly now declines the fatal strife.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI