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English adjective: meanspirited

1. meanspirited lacking in magnanimity


SamplesIt seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note.
A meanspirited man unwilling to forgive.


Synonymsungenerous


See alsostingy, ungenerous


Antonymsgenerous

2. meanspirited having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality


SamplesThat liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble.
Taking a mean advantage.
Chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort.
Something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics.


Synonymsbase, mean


Similarignoble


Antonymsnoble









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