"meanly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmiːnli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-meanly.wav Forms: meanlier [comparative], more meanly [comparative], meanliest [superlative], most meanly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English meneli, meneliche, equivalent to mean + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|meneli}} Middle English meneli, {{suffix|en|mean|ly}} mean + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} meanly (comparative meanlier or more meanly, superlative meanliest or most meanly)
  1. Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
    Sense id: en-meanly-en-adv-nUQ6wrh0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 50 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 29 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 28 22
  2. Poorly or inadequately.
    Sense id: en-meanly-en-adv-2tRg6s3C
  3. In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily.
    Sense id: en-meanly-en-adv-UxqHcGuL

Inflected forms

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