meanspirited
[ meen-spir-i-tid ]
/ ˈminˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /
adjective
petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
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Nearby words
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Related formsmean·spir·it·ed·ly, adverbmean·spir·it·ed·ness, noun
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Word Origin and History for mean-spirited
mean-spirited
also meanspirited, 1690s, from mean (adj.1) + spirited. Ancient Greek had the same image in mikropsykhos.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper