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Meanly has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

in a nasty ill-tempered manner

"`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily"

2

in a despicable, ignoble manner

"this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"

3

poorly or in an inferior manner

"troops meanly equipped"

4

in a miserly manner

"they lived meanly and without ostentation"

5

Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.

Example Sentences
"`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily" adverb
"this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" adverb
"troops meanly equipped" adverb
"they lived meanly and without ostentation" adverb
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
inly only winly manly nunly wanly sonly sunly noonly lionly soonly cornly vainly dernly evenly swanly openly mainly gainly moonly
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