Dark and Mean

Dark

Dark adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: dark deeds that resulted in the Russian czar being known to history as Ivan the Terrible

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Mean and dark are semantically related. in ungodly topic. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Dark".

Nearby Words: darken, darkness, darkened, darkening, darkly

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Dark and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

good	good dark	good mean
full	full dark	full mean
best	best dark	best mean
standard	standard dark	standard mean
Other adjectives: deep, plain, real, evil, little, white, past, outright, extra, different, giant.

The first fifteen minutes leading up the transformation are quite dark and mean spirited with Sam being shown to be an unrepentant Jerkass with an openly misogynistic streak.

Source: Mood Whiplash / Film
The book is also rather dark and mean-spirited in several instances.

Source: Pragmatic Adaptation
The book is also rather dark and mean-spirited in several instances. Punctuated!

Source: Film / Forrest Gump

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