meanly

Meaning

adverb

1. in a nasty ill-tempered manner
   “`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily”
2. in a despicable, ignoble manner
   “this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society”
3. poorly or in an inferior manner
   “troops meanly equipped”
4. in a miserly manner
   “they lived meanly and without ostentation”

Synonyms for meanly

• nastily
• scurvily
• basely
• humbly