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Meanly

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 See Also \| 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.

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

See Also |

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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