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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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