1.
[syn: pallidly, palely, dimly]
2. in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color;
- Example: "his wife, always palely appealing"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Palely \Pale"ly\, adv. [From Pale, a.]
In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not freshly or ruddily.
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
palely
adv 1: in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely
entertaining show" [syn: pallidly, palely, dimly]
2: in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color; "his
wife, always palely appealing"