meanly

1. adv. Moderately. Source: opted

2. adv. In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously. Source: opted

3. adv. in a nasty ill-tempered manner Source: wordnet

4. adv. in a despicable, ignoble manner Source: wordnet

5. adv. poorly or in an inferior manner Source: wordnet

6. adv. in a miserly manner Source: wordnet

7. Moderately. [Obs.] A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly affectioned to set forward learning in others. Ascham. In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously. While the heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. Milton. Would you meanly thus rely On power you know I must obey Prior. We can not bear to have others think meanly of them [our kindred]. I. Watts. Source: webster

8. Moderately. [Obs.]A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly affectioned to setforward learning in others. Ascham. Source: adambom

9. r:100 r. in a despicable, ignoble manner r. poorly or in an inferior manner r. in a miserly manner Source: ecdict

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