basely

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basely - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Basely \Base"ly\, adv.
     1. In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably;
        shamefully.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Illegitimately; in bastardy. [Archaic] --Knolles.
        [1913 Webster]

basely - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  basely
      adv 1: in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly
             threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn:
             meanly, scurvily, basely]