adjective
- having or showing a nasty, ungenerous, or petty nature
Examples
- His meanspirited comments about her appearance hurt her feelings.
- The meanspirited gossip spread quickly through the office.
- She regretted her meanspirited behavior toward her younger brother.
- The critic’s meanspirited review seemed unnecessarily harsh.
- It was meanspirited of them to exclude her from the party.
- His meanspirited jokes made everyone uncomfortable.