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Definition: FAINTLING

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Timorous; feeble-minded.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb faintlingly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(faintlingly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective faintling.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Faintling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Faintling \Faint"ling\, adjective. Timorous; feeble-minded. [obsolete]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FAINTLING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Timorous; feeble-minded. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: FAINTLING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Timorous; feeble-minded.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb faintlingly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(faintlingly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective faintling.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FAINTLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Faintling \Faint"ling\, adjective. Timorous; feeble-minded. [obsolete]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FAINTLING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Timorous; feeble-minded. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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