basely

adverb

Definition of baselynext
as in dishonorably

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  1. dishonorably
  2. ignobly
  3. contemptibly
Adverb
  • That boy, 19-year-old Larry Wayne Chaffin, was dishonorably discharged for his protest.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Proctor was the case officer for Ana Walshe’s disappearance when Brian Walshe was arrested and was dishonorably dismissed from duty in July 2024 after an internal conduct review.
    — Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of dishonorably
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  • Perhaps even Daeron, who in the book dies ignobly early in the battle, either by a random one of Addam’s soldiers or when his burning pavilion collapses on him.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignobly
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  • At the time, liberalism’s leading intellectuals laughed off public annoyance at Obama’s lackluster performance, declaring that to expect big things from him was to believe—childishly, contemptibly—that the president was a kind of superhero.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of contemptibly
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“Basely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basely. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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