Mealy vs. Meanly — What's the Difference?

Resembling meal in texture or consistency; granular

In a poor, lowly, or base manner.

Made of or containing meal.

Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.

Sprinkled or covered with meal or a similar granular substance.

Poorly or inadequately.

Flecked with spots; mottled.

In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily.

Lacking healthy coloring; pale

Moderately.

Mealy-mouthed.

In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.

Resembling meal the foodstuff.

In a nasty ill-tempered manner;

The pale yellow color of a canary.

In a despicable, ignoble manner;

A canary of a pale yellow color.

Poorly or in an inferior manner;

Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato.

In a miserly manner;

Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect.

Composed of or covered with relatively large particles;