meanspirited

[ meen-spir-i-tid ]
/ ˈminˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /

adjective

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

Origin of meanspirited

First recorded in 1685–95; mean2 + spirited

OTHER WORDS FROM meanspirited

mean·spir·it·ed·ly, adverb mean·spir·it·ed·ness, noun

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