Basely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Basely \Base"ly\, adv.
     1. In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably;
        shamefully.
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     2. Illegitimately; in bastardy. [Archaic] --Knolles.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  basely
       adv : in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly
             threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: {meanly},
              {scurvily}]