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mean as a snake

mean as a snake adjective: having a tough, malicious personality.

Adjective

mean as a snake (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Having a tough, malicious personality.

Questions about mean as a snake

What does mean as a snake mean?
Mean as a snake means having a tough, malicious personality.
What part of speech is mean as a snake?
Mean as a snake is an adjective.

Words near mean as a snake in the dictionary

  1. mean
  2. mean absolute deviation
  3. mean absolute deviations
  4. mean anomalies
  5. mean anomaly
  6. mean as a snake
  7. mean business
  8. mean distance between failure
  9. mean distances between failure
  10. mean everything to
  11. mean free path

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