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mean-spirited

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mean⋅spir⋅it⋅ed

  [meen-spir-i-tid]
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–adjective
petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
Origin:
1685–95; mean 2 + spirited

Related forms:
mean⋅spir⋅it⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
mean⋅spir⋅it⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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mean-spir·it·ed or mean·spir·it·ed   (mēn'spĭr'ĭ-tĭd)
adj.  Having or characterized by a malicious or petty spirit.
mean'-spir'it·ed·ly adv., mean'-spir'it·ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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