MEANLY


Meaning of MEANLY in English

meanly 1

/meen"lee/ , adv.

1. in a poor, lowly, or humble manner.

2. in a base, contemptible, selfish, or shabby manner.

3. in a stingy or miserly manner.

[ 1350-1400; ME meneli. See MEAN 2 , -LY ]

meanly 2

/meen"lee/ , adv. Obs.

moderately.

[ 1350-1400; ME; see MEAN 3 , -LY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .