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