Mean and Savvy

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

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

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

Savvy adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.

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Mean and savvy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Savvy".

good	good mean	good savvy
best	best mean	best savvy
common	common mean	common savvy
true	true mean	true savvy
Other adjectives: real, big, little, conventional.

A genre-savvy RPG player will take this to mean that should be their next destination.

Source: Death by Genre Savviness
Fighting ability of said troops varies, since authority doesn't necessary mean being combat savvy.

Source: Standard Sci-Fi Army
Likewise, just because one audience member was Genre Savvy doesn't mean we have this trope - that particular audience member is just very Genre Savvy and good at recognizing foreshadowing.

Source: Captain Obvious Reveal

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