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characterized as cruel or antagonistic, but often in a petty manner

mean, mean value(adj)

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

average, mean(a)(adj)

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

"the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"

hateful, mean(adj)

characterized by malice

"a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

base, mean, meanspirited(adj)

having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

mean(adj)

excellent

"famous for a mean backhand"

beggarly, mean(adj)

marked by poverty befitting a beggar

"a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"

mean, mingy, miserly, tight(adj)

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

"a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"

beggarly, mean(adj)

(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

bastardly, mean(verb)

of no value or worth

"I was caught in the bastardly traffic"

mean, intend(verb)

mean or intend to express or convey

"You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

entail, imply, mean(verb)

have as a logical consequence

"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

mean, intend, signify, stand for(verb)

denote or connote

"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

intend, mean, think(verb)

have in mind as a purpose

"I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"

mean(verb)

have a specified degree of importance

"My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"

think of, have in mind, mean(verb)

intend to refer to

"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

mean(verb)

destine or designate for a certain purpose

"These flowers were meant for you"

being about midway between extremes of amount or size

for the state of Florida, what is the mean number of sunny days per month?

belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank

Alexander Hamilton seems to have had feelings of inferiority because of his mean origins

giving or sharing as little as possible

a mean child who hoarded all her toys

having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it

a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery

not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency

a mean trick to play on a trusting person

of little or less value or merit

it's no mean feat to memorize that long poem

of the very best kind

I'm a mean dancer, so you could do worse than go to the prom with me

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

he worked hard to escape the mean neighborhood of his youth

arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust

that was no mean stunt to pull off, especially with so little advance preparation

a middle point between extremes

that candidate's moderate views were seen as the mean that voters were looking for

an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result

won the competition by fair and honest means

something used to achieve an end

the ends don't justify the means

the total of one's money and property

a woman of considerable means

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

the national anthem means various things to various people

to be of importance

your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

I mean to win this race

to serve as a sign or symptom of

these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

I mean it!

I mean it.

I mean that.

Do you mean me?

I really mean it.

I mean what I say.

Tom was mean to me.

I mean it this time.

What I mean is this.

I know you mean well.

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aristocratic blue blooded genteel gentle grand great high highborn highbred lofty noble patrician upper class upper crust wellborn bounteous bountiful charitable freehanded generous liberal munificent openhanded unsparing unstinting benevolent benign benignant loving unmalicious high high minded honorable lofty noble straight upright venerable virtuous greater higher superior atrocious awful execrable lousy pathetic poor rotten terrible vile wretched admirable commendable creditable laudable meritorious praiseworthy

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