faintingly

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adverb

While fainting; so as to faint.

“Newly rescued from the desert, she faintingly asked for water.”

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Meanings

adverbfaintingly (comparative more faintingly, superlative most faintingly)

comparative more faintingly · superlative most faintingly

  1. While fainting; so as to faint.

    Newly rescued from the desert, she faintingly asked for water.

Origin

From fainting + -ly.

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APA

faintingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintingly

MLA

“faintingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faintingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintingly.

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