Kinda cruel, kinda calculating

verb

1. To have in the mind as a purpose intend

   "she means to win"

2. To design for or destine to a specified purpose or future

   "I was meant to teach"

3. To serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate signify

   "a red sky means rain"

4. To have importance to the degree of

   "health means everything"

5. To direct to a particular individual

   "His criticism was meant for all of us."

6. To have an intended purpose

   "he means well"

adjective

1. Lacking distinction or eminence humble
2. Lacking in mental discrimination dull
3. Of poor, shabby, or inferior quality or status

   "mean city streets"

4. Worthy of little regard contemptible
5. Lacking dignity or honor base

   "a mean motive"

6. Penurious, stingy

   "He's very mean with his money."

7. Characterized by petty selfishness or malice

   "a mean surly man"

8. Causing trouble or bother vexatious

   "a mean soil to work"

9. Excellent, effective

   "plays a mean trumpet"

10. Ashamed

    "His ready cooperation made me feel mean for what I had said."

adjective

1. Occupying a middle position intermediate in space, order, time, kind, or degree
2. Occupying a position about midway between extremes
3. Serving as a means intermediary

noun

1. Either of the middle two terms of a proportion
2. Something useful or helpful to a desired end
3. Resources available for disposal

noun

1. The mean of the absolute values of the numerical differences between the numbers of a set (such as statistical data) and their mean or median

noun

1. The arithmetical mean of the maximum and minimum distances of an orbiting celestial object from its primary

noun

1. The average distance traversed between collisions by particles (such as molecules of a gas or free electrons in metal) in a system of agitated particles

noun

1. Geometric mean

noun

1. The interval between successive transits of a given meridian of longitude by the mean sun

   "The confusion wasn't resolved for good until 1884, when an international time conference in Washington, D.C., replaced the old-fashioned solar day with the mean solar day—a legal fiction in which the daily fluctuations are averaged out, enabling us to enjoy the blessings of a uniform 24-hour day all year long."

adjective

1. Exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit