basely

1. 1.

   in a despicable, ignoble manner

   “this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society”

   Synonymsmeanlyscurvily

Questions about basely

What does basely mean?

basely means "in a despicable, ignoble manner".

How many syllables are in basely?

basely has 3 syllables and divides as ba-se-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for basely?

Close synonyms include meanly, scurvily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is basely a common word?