Established
Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.
Mean and established are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Established".
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Established and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Established" instead an adjective "Mean".
Both words in one sentence
- When they occasionally do pester someone who wasn't mean to them first, the character is previously established as a Jerk Ass (mocking his staff, withholding food, kicking nuns).
Source: Karmic Protection -
Izzy still gets sick from the cooking, which is no mean feat, considering an early episode established him as liking things such as mustard and jelly beans on eggs.
Source: Cordon Bleugh Chef -
The Belcerebons are quite lucky - since Disaster Area is established as the loudest noise in the universe, it not being loud enough would mean there is no cure at all.
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