Dud
Dud adjective - Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive.
Nearby Word: dude
Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Fanfic / Blooper Mario Sunshine
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Mean and Dud. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/mean
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Mean or Dud. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/mean.
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