meanly

Meaning

  1. Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
  2. Poorly or inadequately.
  3. In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily.

Synonyms

basely
niggardly
nastily
scurvily
ignobly
humbly
C2
sordidly
narrow-mindedly
poorly
C1
disingenuously
fairly
B2
ill
B1
🤢
inconsiderately
indifferently
lousily
maliciously
43k
miserably
23k
moderately
30k
modestly
33k
near
A2
penuriously
pettily
pitifully
shabbily
shamefacedly
sheepishly
small
A1
spitefully
stingily
tolerably
unassumingly
unkindly
unpretentiously
unsympathetically
viciously
31k
abjectly
vilely
austerely
badly
B1
barely
B1
commonly
C2
contemptibly
cruelly
23k
currishly
disdainfully
Translations

humildemente
humilment
vilmente
gemeen
humildemente
mesquinement
méchamment
umilmente
bassamente
humiliter
laag
humblement
désagréablement
sanftmütig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmiːnli/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
meneli
In summary

From Middle English meneli, meneliche, equivalent to mean + -ly.

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