English → Latin
“basely” in Latin
turpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefufoedusfilthy, foul, disgusting, loathsome, ugly, unseemly, detestable, abominable, horrible; disgraceful, vile, obscene, base,extimēscōto be greatly frightened; to dread
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
basely
illiberaliter; abjecte et sine dignitate; turpiter; turpiter et nequiter; foede: to act basely toward anybody, turpiter in aliquem esse malevolum: I’d rather do anything than act basely, extimesco, ne quid turpiter faciam.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for basely?
- The usual Latin words for “basely” are turpis, foedus, extimēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.