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mean (MEEN) (adjective)
1. Humble, possibly shabby: Patricia's very modest and mean accommodations were small and clean.
2. Repellent, selfish, petty; bad-tempered, vicious, unmanageable: Dale's mean arrogance resulted in his brother leaving without saying a word.
3. Pertaining to the middle position, halfway between extremes: Sean noticed that he was in the mean position in the lineup to buy tickets for the movie.
2. Repellent, selfish, petty; bad-tempered, vicious, unmanageable: Dale's mean arrogance resulted in his brother leaving without saying a word.
3. Pertaining to the middle position, halfway between extremes: Sean noticed that he was in the mean position in the lineup to buy tickets for the movie.
mean (MEEN) (verb)
To intend, to propose, to have in mind: Luisa said, "I mean to go to New York City sometime."
mien (MEEN) (noun)
The impression a person presents to others as to behavior or looks; especially, when it seems to reveal an inner state of mind: Fay's outward mien was calm and focused despite all of the pressures to complete her assignment.
Ingrid's mien was very elegant despite her rather mean beginnings. At times, she felt as if she were in the mean between two cultures.
Dena once said, "I mean to go to the big city to live with other educated and refined people."
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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