Usage Note
Vilmente is a literary and formal adverb formed from vil ('vile, base, despicable'). It appears in writing and rhetoric to condemn morally reprehensible acts — fue vilmente asesinado ('he was vilely murdered'). The underlying adjective vil is itself elevated; everyday speech would use de manera infame or simply cruelmente instead.
Examples
"Los acusaron de actuar vilmente."
Natural Translation
They were accused of acting basely.
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