meanly (adv.)

  1. in a nasty ill-tempered manner; `Dont expect me to help you, he added nastily

    [ Syn: nastily , nastily , nastily , nastily , nastily , nastily , nastily , nastily ]

  2. in a despicable, ignoble manner; this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society

    [ Syn: scurvily , scurvily , basely , basely , scurvily , scurvily , basely , basely , scurvily , scurvily , basely , basely , scurvily , scurvily , basely , basely ]

  3. poorly or in an inferior manner; troops meanly equipped'

  4. in a miserly manner; they lived meanly and without ostentation

    [ Syn: humbly , humbly , humbly , humbly , humbly , humbly , humbly , humbly ]

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