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mean2

 
pronunciation:
min
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
inflections: meaner, meanest
definition 1: not nice; nasty or cruel.
The mean wizard turned the children into toads.
synonyms:
malicious, nasty
antonyms:
kind, nice
similar words:
cruel, lousy, ornery, ugly, vicious, wicked
definition 2: low in quality or poor in appearance.
The peasants lived in mean cottages far from the castle.
synonyms:
base, inferior, poor, shabby
antonyms:
grand
similar words:
cheap, little, meager, petty, sorry
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