I've come across this sentence in the entry for comical in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
He is a faintly comical figure who fears being made fun of.
Is faintly in the sentence positive or negative? In other words, does it mean he is a little comical or barely comical(not comical at all)?
Thank you.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/faintly defines faintly as
slightly or not strongly:
She seemed faintly embarrassed to see us there.
A light flickered faintly in the distance.
The example means
He is a slightly comical figure who fears being made fun of.
It also means he is a little comical.
