palely
In faint tones
In a pale manner—lacking intensity of color, light, or vigor.
Palely describes things that appear faint, wan, or washed out: The moon shone palely through the clouds.
It can suggest weakness or inadequacy: His excuse palely imitated the truth.
Feebly, without energy
- pallidlyIn a colorless manner
- bloodlesslyWithout shedding any gore
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- ghostlyResembling a specter
dully · drably · colorlessly · bleakly · lividly · cadaverously · sickly · anemically
Without much force
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- wanlyFeebly, without energy
- limplyWithout rigidity or tension
ineffectually · frailly · thinly · meekly · spiritlessly · tepidly · halfheartedly · unconvincingly
In a weak manner
- weaklyWithout much force
- softlyWith little volume
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- hazilyIn unclear fashion
mistily · shadowy · obscurely · vaguely · nebulously · murkily · diffusely · twilit
Resembling a specter
- spectrallyIn phantom-like manner
- translucentlyPermitting diffused light passage
- diaphanouslyIn a sheer manner
- wispilyIn thin, delicate strands
delicately · airily · subtly · luminously · eerily · hauntingly · otherworldly · insubstantially
wanly
Feebly, without energy
- pallidlyIn a colorless manner
- bloodlesslyWithout shedding any gore
- ashenPale, grayish-white
ghostly · dully · drably · colorlessly · bleakly · lividly · cadaverously · sickly · anemically · gauntly
weakly
Without much force
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- wanlyFeebly, without energy
limply · ineffectually · frailly · thinly · meekly · spiritlessly · tepidly · halfheartedly · unconvincingly
faintly
In a weak manner
- weaklyWithout much force
- softlyWith little volume
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
hazily · mistily · shadowy · obscurely · vaguely · nebulously · murkily · diffusely · twilit · duskily
ghostly
Resembling a specter
- spectrallyIn phantom-like manner
- translucentlyPermitting diffused light passage
- diaphanouslyIn a sheer manner
wispily · delicately · airily · subtly · luminously · eerily · hauntingly · otherworldly · insubstantially · thinly
palelyvividly
With intense clarity
brightly · richly · vibrantly · brilliantly · intensely
palelypowerfully
With considerable strength
forcefully · strongly · strikingly · boldly · vigorously
- pale skinLight-colored human exterior
- pale blueLight, desaturated azure
- beyond the paleExceeding acceptable standards
- pale as a ghostExtremely pallid from shock
- pale shadeFaint, light color
- pale in comparisonSeem inferior when contrasted
pale, paled, paleness, pales, impale, paler, impaled, palest, impales