pallidly


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pal·lid

 (păl′ĭd)
adj.
1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion: the pallid face of the invalid.
2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness.
3. Lacking in radiance or vitality; dull: pallid prose.
[Latin pallidus, from pallēre, to be pale; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
pal′lid·ly adv.
pal′lid·ness n.
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Adv.1.pallidly - in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show"
palely, dimly
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Out at the window a florid moon was peering over dark roofs, and in the distance the waters of a river glimmered pallidly.
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