Etymology
Origin of meanness
Example Sentences
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Gandy had been in so many fights he was scarred up like a back alley tomcat, which didnāt seem to help his meanness at all.
From Literature
Bruno might feel smaller than me even, but I didnāt think meanness was ever in anyoneās destiny.
From Literature
I must have radiated foul meanness of the most terrible kind.
From Literature
āI think the way you ask the question, with the anger and the meanness, is terrible. You go back and learn how to be a reporter. No more questions from you.ā
From Salon
The children ran around the grounds and sniffed, but the scents of madness, meanness, and vengeance were nowhere to be found at Ashton Place.
From Literature
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