meanly vs ruthlessly

meanly

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

  • Poorly or inadequately. 

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

ruthlessly

adv
  • In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion. 

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