meanly
/ˈmiːnli/adverb
meanly is spelled M-E-A-N-L-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, meanly means “Humbly, of or from low social status; basely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meanly?
| Letters | 6: M-E-A-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is meanly?
Meanly appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce meanly?
- UK /ˈmiːnli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-meanly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with meanly?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as meanly (/inli/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: namely.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of meanly
- meanlier comparative
- more meanly comparative
- meanliest superlative
- most meanly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meanly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
- 2
Poorly or inadequately.
- 3
In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily.
He meanly refused to ever make a charitable donation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meanly come from?
From Middle English meneli, meneliche, equivalent to mean + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).