Mean and Miserable

Mean

Mean adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: he worked hard to escape the mean neighborhood of his youth

Miserable is a synonym for mean in poor topic. In some cases you can use "Miserable" instead an adjective "Mean", when it comes to topics like shabby, worthless, squalid.

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

Miserable

Miserable adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a miserable little apartment

Mean is a synonym for miserable in property topic. You can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Miserable", if it concerns topics such as poor, worthless, pathetic, destitute.

Nearby Words: misery, miserly, miserably, miser
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