Friday, 26 February 2016

Words from The Same Family - Feeble v Feebly



Feeble (adjective)
1.   weak; without energy, strength or power
Ø     The feeble, old lady rarely/seldom leaves the house, except to see the doctor.

2.   not effective/good
Ø     When Randy invited Kate to his party, she responded with a feeble excuse. So, 



Feebly (adverb)

Ø     When asked about her health, Mrs Johnson simply smiled and answered feebly.

No comments:

Post a Comment