palely

/ˈpeɪl.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

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adv

"O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, / Alone and palely loitering? / The sedge has withered from the lake, / And no birds sing."
"The people are palely prosperous. They lead monotonous lives."
"It was a warm dark night of faint clouds through which the moon shone palely as through a thin silk canopy."

Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Middle English -ly English -ly English palely From pale + -ly.

more palely (comparative) most palely (superlative)

pallidly dimly

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How do you pronounce palely?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪl.li/.

What does palely mean?

In a pale manner; lightly.

Where does palely come from?

Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Middle English -ly English -ly English palely From pale + -ly.

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