mean-spirited
11mean-spirited — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abject, groveling; contemptible, petty. See narrowness. Ant., generous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. base, timid, servile; see cowardly , mean 1 , weak 3 …
12mean-spirited — a. Base, low, beggarly, vile, grovelling, pitiful, despicable, abject, low minded, base minded, cowardly, timid …
13mean-spirited — /min ˈspɪrətəd/ (say meen spiruhtuhd) adjective petty; spiteful; ungenerous …
14Spirited — Spir it*ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] So talked the spirited, sly snake. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [1913 Webster]… …
15mean-spir|it|ed — «MEEN SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having a mean spirit; small minded: »Only a very mean spirited reader would grudge the price of these victories (Listener) …
16-spirited — [[t] spɪ̱rɪtɪd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED spirited combines with adjectives to describe a person s character, attitude, or behaviour. For example, a mean spirited person behaves in a way that is unkind to other people; a free spirited person behaves …
17mean — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, Lenten, Mickey Mouse, OK, Spartan, abject, abominable, absolutely, abstemious, abstruse, abysmal, ace high, add up to, affect, agency, agent, ailing, aim, aim at, allegorize, allude to, amidships, apparatus …
18spirited — spir|it|ed [ˈspırıtıd] adj 1.) having energy and determination used to show approval ▪ a spirited and energetic girl spirited defence/debate/discussion etc 2.) sweet spirited/tough spirited/rebellious spirited etc having a particular type of… …
19spirited — adjective approving having energy and determination: Raphael is so young and spirited. | a spirited defence/debate: a spirited defence of her decisions see also: highspirited, lowspirited, meanspirited, publicspirited …
20spirited — adj. 1 full of spirit; animated, lively, brisk, or courageous (a spirited attack; a spirited translation). 2 having a spirit or spirits of a specified kind (high spirited; mean spirited). Derivatives: spiritedly adv. spiritedness n …
