gently vs meanly

gently

adv
  • In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree. 

  • Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. 

  • From a gentle or high-class family. 

  • Quietly: without much noise or motion. 

meanly

adv
  • Poorly or inadequately. 

  • In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily. 

  • Humbly, of or from low social status; basely. 

How often have the words gently and meanly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )