meanly
In petty fashion
Meanly is the adverb form of mean in its sense of unkind or petty.
To act meanly is to behave with smallness of spirit—stingily, spitefully, or without generosity: He meanly refused to share credit for the project.
The word can also describe humble circumstances: meanly furnished rooms.
With desire to harm
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
- nastilyIn a malicious way
- vindictivelyWith desire for revenge
malevolently · hatefully · venomously · malignantly · hostilely · wickedly · unkindly · harmfully
With rigid thinking
- triviallyIn unimportant manner
- pettilyActing over trifles
- insignificantlyIn an unimportant manner
- contemptiblyIn a loathsome manner
basely · ignobly · shabbily · ungraciously · illiberally · uncharitably · snobbishly · dismissively
Excessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniouslyIn a tightfisted manner
- cheaplyAt low cost
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
- ungenerouslyIn an ungiving manner
sparingly · grudgingly · selfishly · penuriously · frugally · thriftily · skimpily · scrimping
spitefully
With desire to harm
vindictively · malevolently · hatefully · venomously · malignantly · hostilely · wickedly · unkindly · harmfully · bitterly
narrow-mindedly
With rigid thinking
- triviallyIn unimportant manner
- pettilyActing over trifles
- insignificantlyIn an unimportant manner
contemptibly · basely · ignobly · shabbily · ungraciously · illiberally · uncharitably · snobbishly · dismissively
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniouslyIn a tightfisted manner
- cheaplyAt low cost
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
ungenerously · sparingly · grudgingly · selfishly · penuriously · frugally · thriftily · skimpily · scrimping · begrudgingly
meanlykindly
Warmly, with goodwill
benevolently · kindheartedly · compassionately · warmly · gently
meanlygenerously
With free-giving spirit
lavishly · liberally · munificently · magnanimously · bountifully
- I meanClarification phrase
- what do you meanDemand for clarification
- meant to bePredetermined by fate
- I mean itAssertion of sincerity
- meant to
- mean toPlan as purpose
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