Read the dictionary definition of meanly. All definitions for this word.
1. in a miserly manner
1. they lived meanly and without ostentation
2. poorly or in an inferior manner
1. troops meanly equipped
3. in a despicable, ignoble manner
1. this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society
4. in a nasty ill-tempered manner
1. `Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily