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basely
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial basely has 1 sense
- basely(r = adv.all) meanly, scurvily - in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"
CIDE DICTIONARY
basely, adv.
- In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully. [1913 Webster]
- Illegitimately; in bastardy. Knolles. [1913 Webster]
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