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meanly

UK/ˈmiːnli/

meanly adverb: humbly, of or from low social status; basely.

Adverb

meanly (comparative meanlier or more meanly, superlative meanliest or most meanly)

  1. Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
    • Iphicrates and Marius were meanly born.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
  2. Poorly or inadequately.
  3. In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily.
    • He meanly refused to ever make a charitable donation.

meanly meaning in Tamil

meanly in Tamil

இழிந்தமுறையில், தாழ்ந்த முறையில்

Forms of meanly

comparativemeanlier
comparativemore meanly
superlativemeanliest
superlativemost meanly

Origin of meanly

From Middle English meneli, meneliche, equivalent to mean + -ly.

Words that rhyme with meanly

Questions about meanly

What does meanly mean?
Meanly means humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
What is meanly in Tamil?
Meanly in Tamil is இழிந்தமுறையில், தாழ்ந்த முறையில். See Meanly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is meanly?
Meanly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce meanly?
Meanly is pronounced /ˈmiːnli/ (UK).

Words near meanly in the dictionary

  1. Meanleys
  2. meanlier
  3. meanliest
  4. meanling
  5. meanlings
  6. meanly
  7. meanness
  8. meannesses
  9. means
  10. means business
  11. means everything to

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