meanly vs sharply

meanly

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

  • Poorly or inadequately. 

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

sharply

adv
  • Of speech, delivered in a stern or harsh tone. 

  • In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner. 

  • Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction. 

  • In a sharp manner. 

  • Severely. 

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