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Meaning of mean-spirited | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry.

Examples

“My old acquaintances would sneer at me as a mean-spirited cur, whose best exploit was to get in jail.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

meanable meandering meandersome meandery meandrian meandric