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adjective mean

  • scurrilous β€” grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
  • shameless β€” lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
  • snide β€” derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.
  • treacherous β€” characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • troublesome β€” causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
  • unfriendly β€” not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
  • unscrupulous β€” not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
  • vexatious β€” causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
  • middle β€” equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
  • mid β€” being at or near the middle point of: in mid autumn.
  • average β€” An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
  • normal β€” conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • median β€” a Mede.
  • standard β€” something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
  • paltry β€” ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
  • measly β€” Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
  • derisory β€” If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
  • meager β€” deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
  • miserable β€” wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
  • scant β€” barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
  • scanty β€” scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
  • insufficient β€” not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
  • inadequate β€” not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
  • skimpy β€” lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
  • humble β€” not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • vulgar β€” characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
  • base β€” The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
  • common β€” If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • hack β€” to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
  • inferior β€” lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
  • limited β€” confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
  • low β€” to utter by or as by lowing.
  • menial β€” lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
  • narrow β€” of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
  • obscure β€” (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • ordinary β€” of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
  • plebeian β€” belonging or pertaining to the common people.
  • proletarian β€” pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
  • beggarly β€” meanly inadequate; very poor
  • down-at-heel β€” of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
  • declasse β€” having lost social standing or status
  • ineffectual β€” not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
  • insignificant β€” unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
  • lowborn β€” of humble birth.
  • lowly β€” humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
  • mediocre β€” of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
  • modest β€” having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
  • pitiful β€” evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
  • run-down β€” fatigued; weary; exhausted.
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