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Meanly

Meanly Meaning & Definition
Meanly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Meanly?

[adv] in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation"
[adv] poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"
[adv] in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"
[adv] in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Meanly: basely | humbly | nastily | scurvily

Related Terms | Find terms related to Meanly: abjectly | abominably | arrantly | atrociously | balefully | basely | closefistedly | commonly | contemptibly | despicably | execrably | flagrantly | foully | grossly | harmfully | hatefully | heinously | illiberally | in spite | inferiorly | iniquitously | invidiously | maleficently | malevolently | maliciously | malignantly | miserably | monstrously | nastily | nefariously | niggardly | noxiously | obnoxiously | odiously | ornerily | pettily | poorly | scurvily | shabbily | shoddily | sordidly | spitefully | stingily | tightfistedly | ungenerously | vilely | wickedly | with bad intent | with malice aforethought | with malice prepense | wretchedly

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Meanly In Webster's Dictionary

\Mean"ly\, adv. [{Mean} middle.] Moderately. [Obs.] A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly affectioned to set forward learning in others. --Ascham.
\Mean"ly\, adv. [From {Mean} low.] In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously. While the heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. --Milton. Would you meanly thus rely On power you know I must obey ? --Prior. We can not bear to have others think meanly of them [our kindred]. --I. Watts.

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