adv
Meaning 1
In a pale manner; lightly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
palely
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/ˈpeɪl.li/
adverb
Meaning 2
in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his wife, always palely appealing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a manner lacking interest or vitality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a palely entertaining show
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pallidly, dimly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Middle English -ly English -ly English palely From pale + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: pàl·lidament — in a pale manner
- Finnish: kalpeasti — in a pale manner
- Italian: pallidamente — in a pale manner
- Portuguese: palidamente — in a pale manner
- Spanish: pálidamente — in a pale manner