dirty vs mean

dirty

adj
  • Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules. 

  • Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk. 

  • Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. 

  • Corrupt, illegal, or improper. 

  • Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position. 

  • Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually. 

  • Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream. 

  • Sleety; gusty; stormy. 

  • Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives. 

  • Of color, discolored by impurities. 

  • Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area. 

  • Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way. 

  • That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting. 

  • Out of tune. 

  • Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great". 

adv
  • In a dirty manner. 

verb
  • To debase by distorting the real nature of (something). 

  • To make (something) dirty. 

  • To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor. 

  • To become soiled. 

mean

adj
  • Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating. 

  • Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another. 

  • Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby. 

  • Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average. 

  • Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted. 

  • Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with. 

  • Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble. 

  • Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. 

  • Powerful; fierce; strong. 

  • Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base. 

  • Difficult, tricky. 

verb
  • To be of some level of importance. 

  • To have as intentions of a given kind. 

  • To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/i_mean%20I%20mean 

  • To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). 

  • Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify. 

  • To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). 

  • Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude. 

  • To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. 

  • To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. 

  • To lament. 

  • To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea). 

noun
  • The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument. 

  • Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. 

  • The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. 

  • 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. 

  • Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6. 

  • A method or course of action used to achieve some result. 

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