To pronounce "weakly", say WEAKLY — one syllable, IPA /ˈwiːkli/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈwiːkli/
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"weakly" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with meekly and obliquely, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: weakley, weekley, weekly — easy to mix up when writing.
adjective
“1885, I lay in weakly case and confined to my bed for four months before I was able to rise and health returned to me. — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Weakly" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "weakly" is /ˈwiːkli/.
Weakly: Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.
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