Mean and Willful

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

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

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

Willful adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Mean and willful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Willful".

Nearby Words: willed, willfulness, willfully

Fanny (whose thoughts are conveyed by the narrator without comment) starts wondering if she is mean, willful and self-involved... but when reading what follows, it is very clear that she is just sane.

Source: Sheep in Sheep's Clothing

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