Mean and Scornful

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Mean adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery

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

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

Scornful adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.

Usage example: the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them

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Mean and scornful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Scornful".

Nearby Words: scorn, scorned, scornfully, scorning

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