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(Average), adjective central, grouping, medial, median, medium, mesial, middle, midmost, statistical averagemean
(Base), adjective abject, brutal, contemptible, degrading, despicable, disgraceful, dishonorable, heinous, ignoble, ignominious, inappreciable, inconsiderate, intermediate, loathsome, low-grade, low-minded, Machiavellian, malevolent, mediocre, mercenary, miserly, nasty, niggardly, odious, paltry, penurious, perverse, questionable, servile, shady, shameful, spiteful, vicious, vile, villainous, wretchedmean
noun average, balance, center, heart, mean proportion, median, mediocrity, medium, middle ground, middle state, normal, rulemean
verb affirm, allude to, bespeak, betoken, connote, convey, declare, denote, express, imply, indicate, intend, intimate, manifest, propose, represent, signifySee also: average, base, bespeak, brutal, connote, denote, heinous, ignoble, illiberal, inconsiderable, inferior, inimical, intend, loathsome, machiavellian, malevolent, mediocre, mediocrity, mesne, moderation, odious, paltry, parsimonious, penurious, perverse, petty, petulant, poor, portray, purport, represent, scandalous, scurrilous, servile, signify, slight, spiteful, vicious
MEAN. This word is sometimes used for mesne. (q.v.)