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Palely

//ˈpeɪl.li// adv

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

Etymology

From pale + -ly.

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