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Meaning of "infirmly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFIRMLY

infirmly  [ɪnˈfɜːmlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFIRMLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infirmly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INFIRMLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of infirmly in the English dictionary

The definition of infirmly in the dictionary is in a weak and unsteady way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFIRMLY


beseemly
bɪˈsiːmlɪ
calmly
ˈkɑːmlɪ
cruciformly
ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːmlɪ
extremely
ɪkˈstriːmlɪ
firmly
ˈfɜːmlɪ
lukewarmly
ˌluːkˈwɔːmlɪ
scalariformly
skəˈlærɪˌfɔːmlɪ
seemly
ˈsiːmlɪ
supremely
sʊˈpriːmlɪ
termly
ˈtɜːmlɪ
uniformly
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːmlɪ
unseemly
ʌnˈsiːmlɪ
variformly
ˈvɛərɪˌfɔːmlɪ
warmly
ˈwɔːmlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFIRMLY

infinities
infinitival
infinitivally
infinitive
infinitive marker
infinitively
infinitude
infinitum
infinity
infirm
infirmarer
infirmarian
infirmaries
infirmary
infirmities
infirmity
infirmness
infix
infixation
infixion

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFIRMLY

buxomly
dimly
drumly
glumly
grimly
grumly
lissomly
maximumly
primly
randomly
rumly
seldomly
slimly
trimly

Synonyms and antonyms of infirmly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infirmly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFIRMLY

Find out the translation of infirmly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infirmly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infirmly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弱化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infirmly
570 millions of speakers

English

infirmly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

infirmly
380 millions of speakers
ar

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infirmly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

infirmly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infirmly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

infirmly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infirmly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

infirmly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

infirmly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

infirmly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infirmly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

infirmly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

infirmly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बलपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

infirmly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infirmly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infirmly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

infirmly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infirmly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

infirmly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infirmly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infirmly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infirmly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infirmly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIRMLY»

The term «infirmly» is normally little used and occupies the 129.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of infirmly
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «infirmly».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIRMLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infirmly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infirmly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infirmly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFIRMLY»

Discover the use of infirmly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infirmly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The works of Robert Sanderson, D.D., sometime Bishop of Lincoln
... want15 whereof they become ineffectual to them for their good, working16 upon them either1? malignantly,18 so as their hearts are the more hardened thereby in sin and unbelief, or infirmly,19 so as not to work in them a perfect Conversion, ...
Robert Sanderson, 1854
2
Method and Metaphysics: Essays in Ancient Philosophy I
But such conjectures are infirmly based – and they concern the intimate biography of Plato rather than the history of philosophical thought. (It is tempting to guess that they also go against what Plato himself would have wished; for why should ...
Jonathan Barnes, Maddalena Bonelli, 2011
3
Visions of Zion: Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for ...
any marriage of this type that had been conducted according to Ethiopian tradition: “This implies that the marriage ties between these two groups of people seems infirmly cultivated from the very beginning of its agreement” (2008, 77).
Erin C. MacLeod, 2014
4
Origines Sacræ, Or, A Rational Account of the Grounds of ...
... upon the' sacred and inviolahle authorit] Of 'he Scriptures',- hath been * so fully discovered by his very many nbt unlearned adversaries, thatitmight seem needless so much as t'o have takennocice of so weakly grounded, and infirmly proved ...
Edward Stillingfleet, 1662
5
Reminiscences of Spain: The Country, Its People, History, ...
And I think, in the general, Ishall find it more in women, than men, though weaker and more infirmly guarded. I believe they are better, and may be brought to be worse. Neither shall the faults of many make me uncharitable to all; nor the ...
Caleb Cushing, 1833
6
Origines Sacrae: Or a Rational Account of the Grounds of ...
... hath been so fully discovered by his very many not unlearned adversaries, that it might seem needless so much as to have taken notice of so weakly grounded, and infirmly proved an opinion, had it not thus far lain in my way in order to the ...
Edward Stillingfleet, 1680
7
American moles as agricultural pests and as fur producers
The loops may Infirmly forced into the ground with the certainty that they will react promptly when the trap is sprung. Traps of this type will also stand up to the work better than any of the others when used in heavy clay or gravelly soils.
Theo. H. Scheffer, 1922
8
Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities
infirmly trudging with his little load, that it seemed weary hours on hours between my first descrying him among the trees, and his crossing the splintered threshold. "Now the wide and vacant blurrings of my early life thicken in my mind. All goes ...
Herman Melville, 1852
9
The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. ...
That as to myself, it was manifest I had neither the strength nor agility of a common yahoo ; that I walked infirmly on my hinder feet ; had found out a contrivance to make my claws of no use or defence, and to remove the hair from my chin, which ...
Jonathan Swift, Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, 1801
10
The Raven & the Wolf: Chronicle I - Blood Oath
“He set the shield to dry and stood up infirmly from his work bench. “My eyes are weak this day,” he mumbled and tottered indoors. Though he'd denied it he was clinging to his last days, the ailments growing more importunate and flaring with ...
Christopher Spellman, 2010

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFIRMLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infirmly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CO2 Levels for February Eclipsed Prehistoric Highs
That's despite an avowed goal to stop at 450 ppm, the number broadly (if infirmly) linked to an average temperature rise of no more than 2 ... «Scientific American, Mar 15»
2
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History
... lifestyle had gone from glamorous to infirmly grim. And the Royals, after a brief run on top—reaching the championships in 1980 and winning ... «Daily Beast, Oct 14»
3
An evening, the first and the last
He smiled infirmly, a little disagreeably, at the mention of going on to a hundred. His eye flickered, but only as if to say, 'Look at the state of me.'. «Calcutta Telegraph, Mar 14»
4
Traveller gang fleeces OAPs out of savings
... “As they were making their way from the burglary in Seaton Burn, they saw the 101-year-old making her way home very infirmly and slowly. «ChronicleLive, Dec 12»

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