meanly

[Mean·ly]

Poorly or in an inferior manner

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Moderately.

Adverb
in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation"

Adverb
poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"

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

Adverb
in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don''t expect me to help you,'' he added nastily"


adv.
Moderately.

adv.
In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.


Meanly

Mean"ly, adv. [Mean middle.] Moderately. [Obs.]
A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly affectioned to set forward learning in others.

Meanly

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.
Would you meanly thus rely On power you know I must obey ?
We can not bear to have others think meanly of them [our kindred].

Moderately.

In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.

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Usage Examples

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

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