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meanest

  • superlative of mean.

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

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.

From BBC Mar. 18, 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

Readers eventually learn how Odd, whom Buddy describes as “the meanest human creature in my experience,” ends up at Buddy’s home for the holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

“My dad’s the meanest man in this town!”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam