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mean·spir·it·ed

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–adjective

petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.

[Origin: 1685–95; mean² + 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.

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meanspirited
adjective
1.	lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" [syn: ungenerous] [ant: generous]
2.	having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: base]