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meanly

[meen-lee] / ˈmin li /
ADVERB
meagerly
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“They are cowardly and meanly hiding his body, refusing to give it to his mother and lying miserably,” she said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2024

It rides that line between enjoying the genre without meanly mocking it.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2022

“Deleted my tweets about a certain performance because it was made in humor but taken way more meanly than intended. Not out to diss artists.”

From Washington Post Dec. 19, 2017

Everyone is looking at the camera except him and me, because Nicky is attending to his rivet and I’m looking at Nicky, slyly, face to the camera but eyes sliding meanly to the right.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2017

Lord Fredrick chuckled, rather meanly, in Penelope’s opinion.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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