mean-spirited
21Mean-spiritedness — meanspirited mean spir it*ed, mean spirited mean spir it*ed, a. 1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small minded; base; groveling; of people. {Mean spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Done for malevolent reasons; of deeds and actions. Syn: base,… …
22mean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. humble; ignoble; in significant; stingy, miserly; sor did, niggardly. See parsimony, servility, badness. II Midway Nouns mean, medium; average, normal, rule, balance; mediocrity, generality;… …
23spirited — spir•it•ed [[t]ˈspɪr ɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, animation, etc 2) having a specified mood, disposition, or nature (used in combination): high spirited; mean spirited[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600 spir′it•ed•ly, adv …
24mean-spiritedness — noun see mean spirited …
25mean-spiritedly — See mean spirited. * * * …
26spirited — spirited, high spirited, mettlesome, spunky, fiery, peppery, gingery mean having or manifesting a high degree of vitality, spirit, and daring. Spirited implies not only fullness of life but such signs of excellent physical, or sometimes mental,… …
27poor-spirited — a. Mean, cowardly, base, mean spirited …
28base-spirited — baseˈ spirited adjective Mean spirited • • • Main Entry: ↑base …
29Poor-spirited — Poor spir it*ed, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. {Poor spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
30poor-spirited — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abject, timorous, wretched, miserable, mean; see also afraid 1 , cowardly 1 …