Mean and Unkept

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

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

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

Unkept

Unkept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded.
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Mean and unkept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Unkept".
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