Definition of mean-spirited in English:

mean-spirited

adjective

Inconsiderate and unsympathetic.
he's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man
these reality shows all seem to be mean-spirited
Example sentencesExamples
- It was incredibly mean-spirited and childish.
- It wasn't a mean-spirited laugh, but it hurt anyway.
- ‘Consumers found them mean-spirited and unfunny,’ one source said.
- The terror lies not in the apparitions themselves, but in what is happening to the children; they change from ‘sweet things’ to open liars and mean-spirited little beings.
- Bosse is a boy in bad straits, his mother is gone, his father disappeared, and he is left living with a pair of mean-spirited relatives who berate him at every turn.
- We live in a sad era that mistakes mean-spirited arrogance for intellectual daring, juvenile nastiness for independence of mind, the dung beetle for the artist.
- It is ugly, mean-spirited, exploitative, illogical, and boring.
- Without being petty or mean-spirited, she explained why what had so persuaded me had left her so unmoved.
- I was mean-spirited, short-tempered, intolerant of those who disagreed with me.
- The movie is pretty inoffensive in the sense that jokes are not mean-spirited, there's no toilet humor and there's not really a whole lot of violence.
- One of the most attractive things about Monica is that she is never mean-spirited.
- ‘It's a tiny bit mean-spirited,’ admitted Wiener.
- He's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man.
- I couldn't imagine her saying anything mean-spirited about me.
- So, at seventeen, Andersen found himself in a classroom with eleven-year-olds, again an outsider and at the mercy of a mean-spirited, manipulative headmaster.
- He's grouchy, mean-spirited, and crude, but, of course, hiding a heart of gold just waiting to be melted by the wonderful ladies on his team.
- Both are attached to a mean-spirited local farmer named Patricio, one as his neglected wife, the other as his mistress.
- You breathed new life into this miserable old cavern, into a community of small-minded, mean-spirited people.
- This is extremely unprofessional and quite mean-spirited - he's entitled to dislike the film, but ruining it for others is simply immature.
- Her laugh was infuriating and terribly mean-spirited.

Derivatives

mean-spiritedness

noun

It is a movie that wants to show the venality, shallowness, bitterness, paranoia, mean-spiritedness and general desperation that most of us know lurks beneath the surface of Hollywood life.
Example sentencesExamples
- I was shocked by the mean-spiritedness of his article, especially given the fact that it was written for a presumably educated and enlightened audience.
- I love my children in ways that can never be put into words, but there is no hiding the fact that they are imperfect creatures, capable of the same pettiness, resentment, and mean-spiritedness that sets us adults to warring.
- It is an innocent story, free of cynicism or irony or any trace of mean-spiritedness.
- Name-calling, popularity contests and general mean-spiritedness have long been a part of adolescence.

Definition of mean-spirited in US English:

mean-spirited

adjectiveˌminˈspɪrədədˌmēnˈspirədəd

Inconsiderate and unsympathetic.
he's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man
these reality shows all seem to be mean-spirited
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the most attractive things about Monica is that she is never mean-spirited.
- The movie is pretty inoffensive in the sense that jokes are not mean-spirited, there's no toilet humor and there's not really a whole lot of violence.
- I was mean-spirited, short-tempered, intolerant of those who disagreed with me.
- We live in a sad era that mistakes mean-spirited arrogance for intellectual daring, juvenile nastiness for independence of mind, the dung beetle for the artist.
- This is extremely unprofessional and quite mean-spirited - he's entitled to dislike the film, but ruining it for others is simply immature.
- Bosse is a boy in bad straits, his mother is gone, his father disappeared, and he is left living with a pair of mean-spirited relatives who berate him at every turn.
- So, at seventeen, Andersen found himself in a classroom with eleven-year-olds, again an outsider and at the mercy of a mean-spirited, manipulative headmaster.
- Without being petty or mean-spirited, she explained why what had so persuaded me had left her so unmoved.
- The terror lies not in the apparitions themselves, but in what is happening to the children; they change from ‘sweet things’ to open liars and mean-spirited little beings.
- Both are attached to a mean-spirited local farmer named Patricio, one as his neglected wife, the other as his mistress.
- I couldn't imagine her saying anything mean-spirited about me.
- You breathed new life into this miserable old cavern, into a community of small-minded, mean-spirited people.
- He's grouchy, mean-spirited, and crude, but, of course, hiding a heart of gold just waiting to be melted by the wonderful ladies on his team.
- ‘It's a tiny bit mean-spirited,’ admitted Wiener.
- It is ugly, mean-spirited, exploitative, illogical, and boring.
- Her laugh was infuriating and terribly mean-spirited.
- ‘Consumers found them mean-spirited and unfunny,’ one source said.
- It wasn't a mean-spirited laugh, but it hurt anyway.
- It was incredibly mean-spirited and childish.
- He's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man.

词汇	mean-spirited
释义	Definition of mean-spirited in English: mean-spirited adjective Inconsiderate and unsympathetic. he's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man these reality shows all seem to be mean-spirited Example sentencesExamples It was incredibly mean-spirited and childish. It wasn't a mean-spirited laugh, but it hurt anyway. ‘Consumers found them mean-spirited and unfunny,’ one source said. The terror lies not in the apparitions themselves, but in what is happening to the children; they change from ‘sweet things’ to open liars and mean-spirited little beings. Bosse is a boy in bad straits, his mother is gone, his father disappeared, and he is left living with a pair of mean-spirited relatives who berate him at every turn. We live in a sad era that mistakes mean-spirited arrogance for intellectual daring, juvenile nastiness for independence of mind, the dung beetle for the artist. It is ugly, mean-spirited, exploitative, illogical, and boring. Without being petty or mean-spirited, she explained why what had so persuaded me had left her so unmoved. I was mean-spirited, short-tempered, intolerant of those who disagreed with me. The movie is pretty inoffensive in the sense that jokes are not mean-spirited, there's no toilet humor and there's not really a whole lot of violence. One of the most attractive things about Monica is that she is never mean-spirited. ‘It's a tiny bit mean-spirited,’ admitted Wiener. He's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man. I couldn't imagine her saying anything mean-spirited about me. So, at seventeen, Andersen found himself in a classroom with eleven-year-olds, again an outsider and at the mercy of a mean-spirited, manipulative headmaster. He's grouchy, mean-spirited, and crude, but, of course, hiding a heart of gold just waiting to be melted by the wonderful ladies on his team. Both are attached to a mean-spirited local farmer named Patricio, one as his neglected wife, the other as his mistress. You breathed new life into this miserable old cavern, into a community of small-minded, mean-spirited people. This is extremely unprofessional and quite mean-spirited - he's entitled to dislike the film, but ruining it for others is simply immature. Her laugh was infuriating and terribly mean-spirited. Derivatives mean-spiritedness noun It is a movie that wants to show the venality, shallowness, bitterness, paranoia, mean-spiritedness and general desperation that most of us know lurks beneath the surface of Hollywood life. Example sentencesExamples I was shocked by the mean-spiritedness of his article, especially given the fact that it was written for a presumably educated and enlightened audience. I love my children in ways that can never be put into words, but there is no hiding the fact that they are imperfect creatures, capable of the same pettiness, resentment, and mean-spiritedness that sets us adults to warring. It is an innocent story, free of cynicism or irony or any trace of mean-spiritedness. Name-calling, popularity contests and general mean-spiritedness have long been a part of adolescence. Definition of mean-spirited in US English: mean-spirited adjectiveˌminˈspɪrədədˌmēnˈspirədəd Inconsiderate and unsympathetic. he's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man these reality shows all seem to be mean-spirited Example sentencesExamples One of the most attractive things about Monica is that she is never mean-spirited. The movie is pretty inoffensive in the sense that jokes are not mean-spirited, there's no toilet humor and there's not really a whole lot of violence. I was mean-spirited, short-tempered, intolerant of those who disagreed with me. We live in a sad era that mistakes mean-spirited arrogance for intellectual daring, juvenile nastiness for independence of mind, the dung beetle for the artist. This is extremely unprofessional and quite mean-spirited - he's entitled to dislike the film, but ruining it for others is simply immature. Bosse is a boy in bad straits, his mother is gone, his father disappeared, and he is left living with a pair of mean-spirited relatives who berate him at every turn. So, at seventeen, Andersen found himself in a classroom with eleven-year-olds, again an outsider and at the mercy of a mean-spirited, manipulative headmaster. Without being petty or mean-spirited, she explained why what had so persuaded me had left her so unmoved. The terror lies not in the apparitions themselves, but in what is happening to the children; they change from ‘sweet things’ to open liars and mean-spirited little beings. Both are attached to a mean-spirited local farmer named Patricio, one as his neglected wife, the other as his mistress. I couldn't imagine her saying anything mean-spirited about me. You breathed new life into this miserable old cavern, into a community of small-minded, mean-spirited people. He's grouchy, mean-spirited, and crude, but, of course, hiding a heart of gold just waiting to be melted by the wonderful ladies on his team. ‘It's a tiny bit mean-spirited,’ admitted Wiener. It is ugly, mean-spirited, exploitative, illogical, and boring. Her laugh was infuriating and terribly mean-spirited. ‘Consumers found them mean-spirited and unfunny,’ one source said. It wasn't a mean-spirited laugh, but it hurt anyway. It was incredibly mean-spirited and childish. He's an egotistical, mean-spirited, abusive man.
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