meanspiritedness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Actually, when I heard about it, it made me sad because I just said, “Do we need any more meanspiritedness in this world right now?”
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
That lack of meanspiritedness is crucial to its success.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015
Those three little words are the catchphrase with which losers are dispatched at the end of each episode, a hilariously on-target comment on the meanspiritedness the genre thrives on.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2012
Mrs. Clinton: When she was six, Bill and I talked about how we could prepare her for the meanspiritedness and slings and arrows that come with political life.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Helms' transcripts are packed with hyperbole and meanspiritedness.
From Time Magazine Archive
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