In a degraded manner; in a way that shows lowered status, quality, or condition.
From degraded (adjective) + -ly (manner), forming an adverb to describe how something happens in a degraded way.
This awkward-sounding adverb shows up in old literature describing people acting in shameful, reduced circumstances—it's one of those words that feels clunky because we rarely need it.
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