2. Done for malevolent reasons; -- of deeds and actions.
Syn: base, contemptible, currish, mean, meanspirited, scurvy. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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mean-spiritedness — noun see mean spirited … New Collegiate Dictionary
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mean-spirited — [mēn′spir′it id] adj. characterized by or displaying a propensity to be mean; selfish, malicious, etc. mean spiritedness n. * * * mean spir·it·ed or mean·spir·it·ed (mēnʹspĭrʹĭ tĭd) adj. Having or characterized by a malicious or petty spirit. … … Universalium
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