meanspirited

[ meen-spir-i-tid ]
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adjective
  1. petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.

Origin of meanspirited

1
First recorded in 1685–95; mean2 + spirited

Other words from meanspirited

  • mean·spir·it·ed·ly, adverb
  • mean·spir·it·ed·ness, noun

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