feebly
feeb·ly/ˈfiːbli/adverb
feebly is spelled F-E-E-B-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (feeb·ly). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, feebly means “In a feeble manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in feebly?
| Letters | 6: F-E-E-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: feeb·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is feebly?
Feebly appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce feebly?
- /ˈfiːbli/
Feebly has 2 syllables, split feeb·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-feebly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of feebly
- more feebly comparative
- most feebly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does feebly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a feeble manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does feebly come from?
From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).