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

sordidly

narrow-mindedly

poorly

disingenuously

fairly

ill

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inconsiderately

indifferently

lousily

maliciously

miserably

moderately

modestly

near

penuriously

pettily

pitifully

shabbily

shamefacedly

sheepishly

small

spitefully

stingily

tolerably

unassumingly

unkindly

unpretentiously

unsympathetically

viciously

abjectly

vilely

austerely

badly

barely

commonly

contemptibly

cruelly

currishly

disdainfully

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmiːnli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: meneli

In summary

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