Hypertext Webster Gateway: "meanly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meanly \Mean"ly\, adv. [{Mean} middle.]
Moderately. [Obs.]
A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly
affectioned to set forward learning in others.
--Ascham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Meanly \Mean"ly\, adv. [From {Mean} low.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
meanly
adv 1: in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help
you,' he added nastily" [syn: {nastily}]
2: in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly
threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: {scurvily},
{basely}]
3: poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"
4: in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without
ostentation" [syn: {humbly}]
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