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Meaning of 'meanly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Meanly [ adv.]
- Moderately.
- In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.

Meaning of 'meanly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . meanly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in a miserly manner
Example in sentence:
  • they lived meanly and without ostentation
Meaning (2):
- in a despicable, ignoble manner
Example in sentence:
  • this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society
Meaning (3):
- poorly or in an inferior manner
Example in sentence:
  • troops meanly equipped
Meaning (4):
- in a nasty ill-tempered manner
Example in sentence:
  • `Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily

Nearby Words:

meach meacock mead meadow meadowsweet meadowwort meadowy meager meagerly meagerness

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