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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meanly

/ˈmiːnli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
mean-ly
IPA
/ˈmiːnli/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.

adv

Poorly or inadequately.

adv

In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmiːnli/

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

humbly scurvily basely nastily

Rhymes With

routinely cleanly

Questions

How do you pronounce meanly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiːnli/.
What does meanly mean?
Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
Where does meanly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce meanly

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