"Jennie Platt, an estate agent, said she was angered by the “really mean and Scroogey” anti-homeless spikes [the metal spikes, designed to deter rough sleepers] so decided to take action. “It’s a spot where people can keep warm and sheltered, people don’t need to be that mean,” she told the Manchester Evening News." (The Guardian.)
Is "that" an adverb and "mean" an adjective in the phrase "that mean" in the paragraph above?
Anonymous people don’t need to be that mean,” that - an adverb mean - an adjective.
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Anonymouspeople don’t need to be that mean,”
that - an adverb
mean - an adjective.