Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
of degree: P. ταπεινῶς, P. and V. κακῶς
dishonourably: P. and V. αἰσχρῶς, κακῶς, πονηρῶς, φαύλως, ἀγεννῶς.
poorly: P. and V. φαύλως, κακῶς.
stingily: P. γλίσχρως, φειδωλῶς.
think meanly of, v.: see despise.