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Meaning of MEANSPIRITED
Pronunciation:
'meen'spiritid
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[adj]
lacking
in
magnanimity
; "
it
seems
ungenerous
to
end
this
review
of
a
splendid
work
of
scholarship
on
a
critical
note
"-
Times
Litt
.
Sup
.; "
a
meanspirited
man
unwilling
to
forgive
"
[adj]
having
or
showing
an
ignoble
lack
of
honor
or
morality
; "
that
liberal
obedience
without
which
your
army
would
be
a
base
rabble
"-
Edmund
Burke
; "
taking
a
mean
advantage
"; "
chok
'
d
with
ambition
of
the
meaner
sort
"-
Shakespeare
; "
something
essentially
vulgar
and
meanspirited
in
politics
"
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Synonyms:
base
,
grudging
,
ignoble
,
mean
,
uncharitable
,
unforgiving
,
ungenerous
Antonyms:
generous
See Also:
stingy
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