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meanest

  • superlative
    of mean.
    mean
    verb (used with object)
    to have in mind as one's purpose or intention.

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And more than a few of my closest, meanest friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

Yet none found the back of the net, leaving the game to be decided on penalties, the cruelest, meanest, most unfair — and most exciting — way to determine a winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

So, whenever my phone lights up, I can trust that I’m about to read the meanest, funniest joke imaginable about, like, Marco Rubio.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025

How it just popped out of my mouth, one of the meanest things a person can say to another person.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins