palely

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pale [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a light shade or hue; approaching white. 2) (of a person's face) having little colour, through shock, fear, illness, etc. 3) unimpressive or inferior: a pale imitation.

► VERB 1) become pale in one's face. 2) seem or become less important.

DERIVATIVES palely adverb paleness noun.

ORIGIN Old French, from Latin pallidus.

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pale [2] ► NOUN 1) a wooden stake used with others to form a fence. 2) a boundary. 3) archaic or historical an area within set boundaries or subject to a particular jurisdiction. 4) Heraldry a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield.

● beyond the pale — Cf. ↑beyond the pale

ORIGIN Old French pal, from Latin palus 'stake' .