average is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures. Mean and petty satire ignoble suggests a loss or lack of some essential high quality of mind or spirit.Īn ignoble scramble after material possessions abject may imply degradation, debasement, or servility.Ībject poverty sordid is stronger than all of these in stressing physical or spiritual degradation and abjectness.Īverage, mean, median, norm mean something that represents a middle point. mean suggests small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity. Mean, ignoble, abject, sordid mean being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity.
