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Definition of Palely
1. Adverb. In a manner lacking interest or vitality. "A palely entertaining show"
2. Adverb. In a pale manner; without physical or emotional color. "His wife, always palely appealing"
Partainyms: Pale
Definition of Palely
1. adv. In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not freshly or ruddily.
Definition of Palely
1. Adverb. In a pale manner; lightly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palely
1. in a pale manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palely
Literary usage of Palely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gift of Paul Clermont by Warrington Dawson (1921)
"My last glimpse of Frere Alexandra showed him palely, mournfully motionless in
a graceful, gilt-limbed, silk-swathed arm-chair. ..."