Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having or characterized by a malicious or petty spirit.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition.
Examples
“The Nevada senator argued the Tea Party was driving what he described as "mean-spirited" proposed cuts to the federal budget, some version of which Congress must past by April 8 in order to avoid a government shutdown.”
“Prisoners who are placed in segregation as a form of punishment could also be denied visits from family and friends under the federal anti-crime bill, a measure the Canadian Bar Association calls "mean-spirited" and counterproductive.”
“The votes will show the need for both sides to narrow the $50 billion gap between President Obama's latest offer and Republican cuts that Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid called "mean-spirited.”
“Before I said yes, I asked if he was serious, still suspecting some kind of mean-spirited bet.”
“It's mean-spirited, racist and we think a court will enjoin it, said Mary Bauer, the legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center.”
The Huffington Post: HUFFPOST HILL - Gingrich Staffers Break Free
“But it is pleasing (in a mean-spirited schadenfreude way) when people who were terrible in high school end up in boring, unrewarding jobs.”
“I had been a born-again Christian for less than six months, but I knew I never wanted to be like this self-righteous, mean-spirited pastor.”
“Sara Palin will survive but much of the mean-spirited media will not! hsl”
Latest ethics complaints should be 'a wake-up call,' Palin says
“Sarah Palin will survive but much of the mean-spirited media will not! hhs”
Latest ethics complaints should be 'a wake-up call,' Palin says
“The state is losing the value of some of its expenditures when public servants are pulled away from important assignments to deal with far-fetched and mean-spirited allegations, added Nizich.”
Latest ethics complaints should be 'a wake-up call,' Palin says
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EN - compound adjectives ending in "-ed"
one-armed, strong-armed, red-bearded, wide-bodied, bare-breasted, double-breasted, black-eyed, dark-eyed, green-eyed, pop-eyed, red-eyed, slit-eyed and 211 more...
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EN - compound adjectives
Adjectively used nominal phrases with a "-" inside.
t-test, O-ring, B-grade, so-called, on-site, at-large, in-your-face, in-state, on-time, up-to-the-minute, in-store, on-call and 965 more...
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abandon,extreme e..., dispensing of all..., abash,to humiliate, abate,to lessen, abbreviate,to sho..., abridge, abdicate,to forma..., aberration,depart..., abnormality, abet,to encourage, abhor,to hate, abide,to follow o... and 2229 more...
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abandon,extreme e..., dispensing of all..., abash,to humiliate, abate,to lessen, abbreviate,to sho..., abridge, abdicate,to forma..., aberration,depart..., abnormality, abet,to encourage, abhor,to hate, abide,to follow o... and 2229 more...
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