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Definition of dimly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
unclearlyin a dim indistinct manner
- The room was dimly lit by a single lamp.
2.
faintly litwith a dim light
- The street was dimly illuminated by old lanterns.
Expressions with dimly
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faintly recalled from the past
The event was only dimly remembered by the older residents.
having only a faint or unclear sense of something
She was dimly aware of someone calling her name.
Origin of dimly
Old English, dimm (dark) + -ly (adverbial suffix)
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Examples of dimly in a sentence
The landscape was dimly visible through the fog. The room was dimly lit by a single candle. Stars shone dimly through the thick fog.
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- French:faiblement, ...
- German:schummrig, dämmerig, ...
- Italian:fiocamente, ...
- Spanish:tenuemente, con poca luz, ...
- Portuguese:tenuemente, fracamente, ...
- Chinese:朦胧地, 微弱地, ...
- Japanese:薄暗く, ほのかに, ...
- Arabic:بِإِضاءَةٍ خافِتَة, بشكل خافت, ...
- Hebrew:בְּאֹופֶן עָמוּם, בַּעֲמִימוּת, ...
- Russian:тускло, слабо, ...
- Ukrainian:тьмяно, ...
- Hindi:धुंधले ढंग से, धुँधले प्रकाश में, ...
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