meanly
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mean·ly
(mēn′lē)adv.
In a poor, lowly, or base manner.
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mean•ly
(ˈmin li)adv.
1. in lowly manner; humbly.
2. in a contemptible or selfish manner.
3. in a miserly manner.
[1350–1400]
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Adv. | 1. | meanly - in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily" |
2. | meanly - in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" | |
3. | meanly - poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped" | |
4. | meanly - in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation" |
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Translations
بِدَناءَه، بِخساسَه
skoupě
aljasanhitványulzsugorian
fátæklega; smásálarlega
alçakçasınacimrice
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
meanly
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
meanly
[ˈmiːnlɪ] adva. (stingily) → avaramente
b. (unkindly) → meschinamente, grettamente
c. (Am) (viciously) → perfidamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mean1
(miːn) adjective1. not generous (with money etc). He's very mean (with his money / over pay).
2. likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance. It is mean to tell lies.
3. (especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel. a mean mood.
4. (of a house etc) of poor quality; humble. a mean dwelling.
ˈmeanly adverbˈmeanness noun
meanie noun
(also meany) (slang) a mean, bad and selfish person.
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