[syn: meanly, humbly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meanly \Mean"ly\, adv. [Mean middle.]
Moderately. [Obs.]
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A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly
affectioned to set forward learning in others.
--Ascham.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meanly \Mean"ly\, adv. [From Mean low.]
In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.
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While the heaven-born child
All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. --Milton.
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Would you meanly thus rely
On power you know I must obey ? --Prior.
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We can not bear to have others think meanly of them
[our kindred]. --I. Watts.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meanly
adv 1: in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help
you,' he added nastily" [syn: nastily, meanly]
2: in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly
threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: meanly,
scurvily, basely]
3: poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"
4: in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without
ostentation" [syn: meanly, humbly]