meanly

Definitions of meanly
  1. adverb
    poorly or in an inferior manner
    “troops meanly equipped”
  2. adverb
    in a nasty ill-tempered manner
    synonyms: nastily
  3. adverb
    in a despicable, ignoble manner
    “this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society”
    synonyms: basely, scurvily
  4. adverb
    in a miserly manner
    “they lived meanly and without ostentation”
    synonyms: humbly
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