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faintly
adverb as in hardly
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- by a hair
- by no means
- detectably
- gradually
- imperceptibly
- infrequently
- little
- no more than
- no way
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- perceptibly
- pretty near
- scantly
- slightly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- with trouble
adverb as in lightly
Strongest matches
adverb as in quietly
Example Sentences
The screams of Hell, Kyle, I can hear them faintly now.
He concluded by saying: "The screams of Hell, Kyle, I can hear them faintly now. The red carpet will come out for you."
His form only faintly translated to Champions League fixtures, though, as was the case for the rest of the team.
Outside the clinic, in a "Koala Rehab Centre" faintly perfumed by eucalyptus leaves, is a three-year-old recovering from a hysterectomy.
But he and his associates insist that those won’t be faintly enough to constrain China’s rise.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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