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meanspirited

meanspirited is the alternative spelling of mean-spirited.

Meaning of mean-spirited

Adjective

mean-spirited (comparative more mean-spirited, superlative most mean-spirited)

  1. Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry.
    • My old acquaintances would sneer at me as a mean-spirited cur, whose best exploit was to get in jail.1877, Edward Payson Roe, chapter 15, in A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century
    Synonyms:
    tawdry

Forms of meanspirited

comparativemore meanspirited
superlativemost meanspirited

Words formed from meanspirited

Questions about meanspirited

What is meanspirited the alternative spelling of?
Meanspirited is the alternative spelling of mean-spirited.

Words near meanspirited in the dictionary

  1. means well
  2. means-test
  3. means-tested
  4. Meanses
  5. meanship
  6. meanspirited
  7. meanspiritedly
  8. meanspiritedness
  9. meanspo
  10. meant
  11. meant business

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