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Definitions for Basely

[1] morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
[2] of little or no value; worthless: hastily composed of base materials.
[3] debased or counterfeit: an attempt to eliminate the base coinage.
[4] characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing.
[5] of illegitimate birth.
[6] not classical or refined: base language.
[7] Old English Law . held by tenure less than freehold in return for a service viewed as somewhat demeaning to the tenant.
[8] Archaic . of humble origin or station. of small height. low in place, position, or degree: base servitude.
[9] Obsolete . deep or grave in sound; bass: the base tones of a piano.
[10] Music Obsolete . bass1(defs 3, 4) .
[11] the bottom or supporting part of anything
[12] the fundamental or underlying principle or part, as of an idea, system, or organization; basis
[13] a centre of operations, organization, or supply the climbers made a base at 8000 feet (as modifier ) base camp
[14] a centre from which military activities are coordinated
[15] anything from which a process, as of measurement, action, or thought, is or may be begun; starting point the new discovery became the base for further research
[16] the main ingredient of a mixture to use rice as a base in cookery
[17] a chemical compound that combines with an acid to form a salt and water. A solution of a base in water turns litmus paper blue, produces hydroxyl ions, and has a pH greater than 7. Bases are metal oxides or hydroxides or amines See also Lewis base
[18] biochem any of the nitrogen-containing constituents of nucleic acids: adenine, thymine (in DNA), uracil (in RNA), guanine, or cytosine
[19] a medium such as oil or water in which the pigment is dispersed in paints, inks, etc; vehicle
[20] the inorganic material on which the dye is absorbed in lake pigments; carrier
[21] biology the part of an organ nearest to its point of attachment the point of attachment of an organ or part
[22] the bottommost layer or part of anything
[23] architect the lowest division of a building or structure the lower part of a column or pier
[24] another word for baseline (def. 2)
[25] the lower side or face of a geometric construction
[26] maths the number of distinct single-digit numbers in a counting system, and so the number represented as 10 in a place-value system the binary system has two digits, 0 and 1, and 10 to base two represents 2 See place-value (of a logarithm or exponential) the number whose powers are expressed since 1000 = 10³, the logarithm of 1000 to base 10 is 3 (of a mathematical structure) a substructure from which the given system can be generated the initial instance from which a generalization is proven by mathematical induction
[27] Also called: base clause logic maths the initial element of a recursive definition, that defines the first element of the infinite sequence generated thereby
[28] linguistics a root or stem See base component
[29] electronics the region in a transistor between the emitter and collector
[30] photog the glass, paper, or cellulose-ester film that supports the sensitized emulsion with which it is coated
[31] heraldry the lower part of the shield
[32] jewellery the quality factor used in pricing natural pearls
[33] a starting or finishing point in any of various games
[34] baseball any of the four corners of the diamond, which runners have to reach in order to score
[35] the main source of a certain commodity or element a customer base ; their fan base
[36] get to first base US and Canadian informal to accomplish the first stage in a project or a series of objectives
[37] off base US and Canadian informal wrong or badly mistaken
[38] touch base to make contact
[39] (tr foll by on or upon) to use as a basis (for); found (on) your criticisms are based on ignorance
[40] (often foll by at or in ) to station, post, or place (a person or oneself)
[41] devoid of honour or morality; ignoble; contemptible
[42] of inferior quality or value
[43] debased; alloyed; counterfeit base currency
[44] English history (of land tenure) held by villein or other ignoble service holding land by villein or other ignoble service
[45] archaic born of humble parents; plebeian
[46] archaic illegitimate
[47] music an obsolete spelling of bass 1

Words related to Basely

basemaliciously, treacherously, unscrupulously, crookedly, malevolently, perfidiously, roguishly

Words nearby Basely

basebasalt, basaltware, basanite, bascinet, bascule, base, base box, base bullion, base camp, base community, base component

Origin of Basely

21350–1400; Middle English bas < Old French < Late Latin bassus low, short, perhaps of Oscan orig.

Other words from Basely

base·ly , adverb
base·ness , noun

Word origin for Basely

C14: from Old French bas , from Late Latin bassus of low height, perhaps from Greek bassōn deeper

Synonyms for Basely

maliciously, behind one's back, crookedly, dishonestly, dishonorably, disloyally, faithlessly, falseheartedly, malevolently, perfidiously, roguishly, traitorously, treacherously, underhandedly, unfaithfully, unscrupulously