01 n. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
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The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.“This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship.” — Addison.
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A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness.