meanly
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(r) in a nasty ill-tempered manner
- "Don't expect me to help you," he added nastily
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(r) in a despicable, ignoble manner
- this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society
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(r) poorly or in an inferior manner
- troops meanly equipped
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(r) in a miserly manner
- they lived meanly and without ostentation