Dictionary Check: mean
"mean" is a valid word!
Scrabble
6
points
Words with Friends
8
points
Definition
adjective
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
Example:
"the average income in New England is below that of the nation"
adjective
characterized by malice
Example:
"a hateful thing to do"
adjective
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Example:
"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"
adjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
Example:
"a beggarly existence in the slums"
adjective
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
Example:
"a mean person"
adjective
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
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