Dud and Mean

Dud

Dud adjective - Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive.

Mean and dud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Dud".

Nearby Word: dude

Mean

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

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

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

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

standard standard dud standard mean
loud loud dud loud mean
real real dud real mean
giant giant dud giant mean

Both words in one sentence

  • Fanfic / Blooper Mario Sunshine Unfortunately, after meeting a mean-spirited water pump named FLUDD (Fake Lying Unuseful Dumb Dud) and defeating a Polluted Piranha Plant with a four-month-old raisin, Mario is arrested and held responsible for the pollution covering the island, which drove away all of the Shine Sprites.
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