Etymology

palely

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Today it means: In a pale manner; lightly. Full definition →

English pale ← Middle English pale ← Old French pale
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  1. Latinpallidus
  2. Old Frenchpale
  3. Middle Englishpale
  4. Englishpale
  5. English todaypalely

From pale + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.