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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Basely \Base"ly\, adverb
1. In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.
2. Illegitimately; in bastardy. [Archaic] --Knolles.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
basely
adverb: in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: {meanly}, {scurvily}]
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