Mean
Mean adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: Alexander Hamilton seems to have had feelings of inferiority because of his mean origins
Middle-class and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Middle-class" instead an adjective "Mean".
Middle-class
Middle-class adjective - Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy.
Mean and middle-class are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective phrase "Middle-class".
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Middle-class and Mean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/middle-class
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