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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VI'LELY, adv.
1. Basely; meanly; shamefully; as Hector vilely dragged about the walls of Troy.
2. In a cowardly manner. 1 Samuel 1.
The Volscians vilely yielded the town.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in a vile manner; "his vilely spelt and illiterate letters"

Merriam Webster's

adverb see vile

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Vile Vile, a. [Comp. Viler; superl. Vilest.] [OE. vil, F. vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.] 1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable. A poor man in vile raiment. --James ii. 2. The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more vile than the science of physic. --Ridley. The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing. --Abp. Abbot. 2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. ``Such vile base practices.'' --Shak. Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job xl. 4. Syn: See Base. -- Vile"ly, adv. -- Vile"ness, n.