What does palely mean?
Palely means In a pale manner; lightly..
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/ˈpeɪl.li/ · adverb
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.
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.
Use palely when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Palely means In a pale manner; lightly..
Common synonyms include dimly, pallidly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, / Alone and palely loitering? / The sedge has withered from the lake, / And no birds sing.
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