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palely
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial palely has 2 senses
- palely(r = adv.all) dimly, pallidly - in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show"
- palely(r = adv.all) Array - in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color; "his wife, always palely appealing"
CIDE DICTIONARY
palely, adv. [From Pale, a. ].
In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not freshly or ruddily. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
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