meanspirited
[meen-spir-i-tid]
- petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
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Origin of meanspirited
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Examples from the Web for mean-spirited
Contemporary Examples
Then Eminem decided he wanted in on some of the mean-spirited misogyny, actually rapping about raping Iggy.
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December 24, 2014
This time she simply told her she was “vicious and mean-spirited.”
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March 12, 2014
And then when you go there, you are cussed out, called arrogant, mean-spirited, and nasty.
He was an awkward, demanding, mean-spirited git from time to time, I assure you.
He said the account started off as a parody but “developed over time into a series of inappropriate and mean-spirited comments.”
Historical Examples
I would say,” answered Charmidas, “that he was a mean-spirited, effeminate fellow.
What would his father think of him if he knew what a mean-spirited coward he was?
Steve and the Steam EngineSara Ware Bassett
Madge knew that Alfred Thornton was snobbish and mean-spirited.
Madge Morton's SecretAmy D. V. Chalmers
Riley had muscle enough, but Nature had made him mean-spirited.
The Hoosier School-boyEdward Eggleston
Although reckless, hasty, and inconsiderate, he was not mean-spirited.
Philosopher JackR.M. Ballantyne
Word Origin and History for mean-spirited
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper