Mean
Mean adjective - Of little or less value or merit.
Usage example: it's no mean feat to memorize that long poem
Unsatisfactory and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsatisfactory" instead an adjective "Mean".
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
Mean and unsatisfactory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Unsatisfactory".
Nearby Word: unsatisfactorily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and mean
- low and unsatisfactory
- pitiful and mean
- pitiful and unsatisfactory
- unpleasant and mean
- unpleasant and unsatisfactory
- disagreeable and mean
- disagreeable and unsatisfactory
- inferior and mean
- inferior and unsatisfactory
- shabby and mean
- shabby and unsatisfactory
- poor and mean
- poor and unsatisfactory
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