 meanly |
||
| 1. | [ adverb ] poorly or in an inferior manner | |
| Examples: | "troops meanly equipped" |
|
| Related terms: | beggarly beggarly | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a despicable, ignoble manner | |
| Synonyms: | basely scurvily | |
| Examples: | "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" |
|
| Related terms: | abject base base base abject | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in a nasty ill-tempered manner | |
| Synonyms: | nastily | |
| Examples: | "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily" |
|
| Related terms: | hateful nasty hateful nasty | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] in a miserly manner | |
| Synonyms: | humbly | |
| Examples: | "they lived meanly and without ostentation" |
|
| Related terms: | humble beggarly humble beggarly | |
| Similar spelling: |
Meneely menially menial manly Mennella memel |
|
