Palely

//ˈpeɪl.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1
In a pale manner; lightly.
"O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, / Alone and palely loitering? / The sedge has withered from the lake, / And no birds sing."

Adverb

1
in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color wordnet
2
in a manner lacking interest or vitality wordnet

Synonyms

dimly pallidly pallidly

Example

"O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, alone and palely loitering?"

Etymology

From pale + -ly.

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