Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mean streak

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: mean streak
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A defect in character characterized by persistent nastiness, viciousness, or malevolence.

Example Sentences

""He's worse than mischievous," Mr. Lane assured her sourly. "There's a mean streak in that family.""
"The film's considerable taste for graphic, noisy violence becomes clear during this tumultuous opening. So does its mean streak, as the Colonel delivers outrageous insults to one and all."
"England’s combative coach . . . wants aggression, a touch of the outlaw, a mean streak."

Inflected Forms

mean streaks (plural)

Questions

What does mean streak mean?: A defect in character characterized by persistent nastiness, viciousness, or malevolence.

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