Mean vs. Nasty
Difference Between Mean and Nasty
Meanverb
To intend.
Nastyadjective
Dirty, filthy.
Meanverb
(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.I mean to go to Baddeck this summer.I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.Nastyadjective
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Meanverb
(intransitive) To have intentions of a given kind.
Don't be angry; she meant well.Nastyadjective
Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
Meanverb
To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.Man was not meant to question such things.Nastyadjective
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
Meanverb
To convey meaning.
Nastyadjective
Spiteful, unkind.
Meanverb
(transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?Nastyadjective
Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
Meanverb
(transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
What does this hieroglyph mean?Nastyadjective
Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
Meanverb
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
Does she really mean what she said to him last night?Say what you mean and mean what you say.Nastyadjective
Formidable, terrific; wicked.
Meanverb
(transitive) To result in; to bring about.
One faltering step means certain death.Nastynoun
(informal) Something nasty.
Processed foods are full of aspartame and other nasties.This video game involves flying through a maze zapping various nasties.Meanverb
(transitive) To be important (to).
My home life means a lot to me.Nastynoun
Sexual intercourse.
Meanverb
To lament.
Nastyadjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious;
in a nasty mooda nasty accidenta nasty shocka nasty smella nasty trick to pullWill he say nasty things at my funeral?Meanadjective
(obsolete) Common; general.
Nastyadjective
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
a nasty problema good man to have on your side in a tight situationMeanadjective
Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
a man of mean parentage/ a mean abodeNastyadjective
thoroughly unpleasant;
filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're havingMeanadjective
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
a mean appearance/ mean dressNastyadjective
characterized by obscenity;
had a filthy mouthfoul languagesmutty jokesMeanadjective
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
a mean motiveNastyadjective
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter;
as filthy as a pigstya foul ponda nasty pigsty of a roomMeanadjective
Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
Meanadjective
Ungenerous; stingy, tightfisted; North American English: cheap; formal: niggardly, penurious, miserly.
He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children.Meanadjective
Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.
Meanadjective
Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
It was mean to steal the girl's piggy bank, but he just had to get uptown and he had no cash of his own.Meanadjective
Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.
Watch out for her, she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose.Meanadjective
Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.
It must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town.Meanadjective
Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
Your mother can roll a mean cigarette.He hits a mean backhand.Meanadjective
Difficult, tricky.
This problem is mean!Meanadjective
Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
Meanadjective
(obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
Meannoun
A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
Meannoun
An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
Meannoun
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
Meannoun
The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
Meannoun
(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
Meannoun
(mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
Meannoun
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
Meannoun
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Meanverb
mean or intend to express or convey;
You never understand what I mean!what do his words intend?Meanverb
have as a logical consequence;
The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showersMeanverb
denote or connote;
`maison' means `house' in FrenchAn example sentence would show what this word meansMeanverb
have in mind as a purpose;
I mean no harmI only meant to help youShe didn't think to harm meWe thought to return early that nightMeanverb
have a specified degree of importance;
My ex-husband means nothing to meHappiness means everythingMeanverb
intend to refer to;
I'm thinking of good food when I talk about FranceYes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!Meanverb
destine or designate for a certain purpose;
These flowers were meant for youMeanadjective
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value;
the average income in New England is below that of the nationof average height for his agethe mean annual rainfallMeanadjective
characterized by malice;
a hateful thing to doin a mean moodMeanadjective
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabbletaking a mean advantagechok'd with ambition of the meaner sortsomething essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politicsMeanadjective
excellent;
famous for a mean backhandMeanadjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
a beggarly existence in the slumsa mean hutMeanadjective
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
a mean personhe left a miserly tipMeanadjective
used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
