MEANLY


Meaning of MEANLY in English

I. adverb

Etymology: Middle English menely, from mene occupying a middle position + -ly — more at mean

1. archaic : to a moderate degree : fairly well : passably , tolerably

2. obsolete : only moderately

II. adverb

Etymology: mean (I) + -ly

: in a mean manner: as

a. : in a lowly manner : poorly , humbly , plainly

living meanly and without ostentation

b. : in an inferior or indifferent manner : badly

troops meanly equipped

c. : in a base or ungenerous manner or with the ascription of meanness

meanly threatens the deepest values of all truly traditional men — W.S.White

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.