halványan

Hungarian

Etymology

From halvány (“faint, pale”) +‎ -an (“-ly”, deadjectival adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlvaːɲɒn]
  • Rhymes: -ɒn
  • Hyphenation: hal‧vá‧nyan

Adverb

halványan (comparative halványabban, superlative leghalványabban)

  1. dimly, palely, faintly
    A csillagok halványan pislákoltak az égen. ― The stars twinkled faintly in the sky.
    Halványan mosolygott, nem volt több ereje a betegsége óta. ― She smiled faintly, she had no more strength since her illness.
  2. (of work or performance) poorly, weakly
    A csapat nagyon halványan szerepelt a versenyen. ― The team performed very poorly in the competition.
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