meanly meaning and definition

MEANLY adverb

Definition of meanly (adverb)

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