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meanspirited

[ meen-spir-i-tid ]

adjective

  1. petty; small-minded; ungenerous:

    a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.



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Other yvlog Forms

  • 𲹲s辱i·· adverb
  • 𲹲s辱i··Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of meanspirited1

First recorded in 1685–95; mean 2 + spirited
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Example Sentences

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It reminded viewers that the world might not be as meanspirited and dour as our politics leads us to believe.

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He made the comments pushing back on his critics in response to a question about working in a world that seems meanspirited.

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“This is a man!” the freaked-out Teamster shouts in “Dead Outlaw,” a mischievous but never meanspirited ghost story of a musical about McCurdy from the creators of “The Band’s Visit.”

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Mr. Gruters accused the governor of retribution, calling him “meanspirited” and saying he had chosen to “punish ordinary Floridians” because of a political disagreement.

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Opponents of the Florida law say it stands out for being “particularly meanspirited,” as the Human Rights Campaign described it.

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