meanspirited

meanspirited
adjective
1. lacking in magnanimity
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"it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.

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a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive

Syn: ↑ungenerous
Ant: ↑generous (for: ↑ungenerous)
See Also: ↑stingy, ↑ungenerous
2. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke

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taking a mean advantage

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"chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare

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something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics

Syn: ↑base, ↑mean
Similar to: ↑ignoble
Derivationally related forms: ↑meanness (for: ↑mean), ↑baseness (for: ↑base)

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
: exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit

what is essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics — J.R.Lowell

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meanspiritedly, adv.meanspiritedness, n.
/meen"spir"i tid/, adj.
petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
[1685-95; MEAN2 + SPIRITED]

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  • meanspirited — mean spir it*ed, mean spirited mean spir it*ed, a. 1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small minded; base; groveling; of people. {Mean spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Done for malevolent reasons; of deeds and actions. Syn: base, contemptible,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meanspirited — meanspiritedly, adv. meanspiritedness, n. /meen spir i tid/, adj. petty; small minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive. [1685 95; MEAN2 + SPIRITED] * * * …   Universalium

  • meanspirited — adj. petty, not generous …   English contemporary dictionary

  • meanspirited — adj small minded, narrow minded, petty, ungenerous, unforgiving. See mean(def.5) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • meanspirited — mean•spir•it•ed [[t]ˈminˈspɪr ɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. petty; small minded; ungenerous • Etymology: 1685–95 mean′spir′it•ed•ly, adv. mean′spir′it•ed•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • mean-spirited — meanspirited mean spir it*ed, mean spirited mean spir it*ed, a. 1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small minded; base; groveling; of people. {Mean spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Done for malevolent reasons; of deeds and actions. Syn: base,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mean-spiritedness — meanspirited mean spir it*ed, mean spirited mean spir it*ed, a. 1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small minded; base; groveling; of people. {Mean spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Done for malevolent reasons; of deeds and actions. Syn: base,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • μικροψυχότερον — μῑκροψῡχότερον , μικρόψυχος meanspirited adverbial comp μῑκροψῡχότερον , μικρόψυχος meanspirited masc acc comp sg μῑκροψῡχότερον , μικρόψυχος meanspirited neut nom/voc/acc comp sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • μικροψυχοτέρων — μῑκροψῡχοτέρων , μικρόψυχος meanspirited fem gen comp pl μῑκροψῡχοτέρων , μικρόψυχος meanspirited masc/neut gen comp pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • μικροψύχως — μῑκροψύ̱χως , μικρόψυχος meanspirited adverbial μῑκροψύ̱χως , μικρόψυχος meanspirited masc/fem acc pl (doric) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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