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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 Words From

  • meanspirit·ed·ly adverb
  • meanspirit·ed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meanspirited1

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

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

“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.”

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

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

After him came the reality-TV deluge — not all of it exploitative or meanspirited or cynical, but enough of it.

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