mean-spirited
Example Sentences
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Instead of encouraging me to stew in my own mean-spirited juices, the AI asked me a bunch of questions that slowly led me to reflect on what I liked and respected about Little Miss Flaky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I'd like to apologise for the rude and mean-spirited behaviour from our American crowd at Bethpage," said 76-year-old Watson.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Most voters hate these ads, calling them "shameful" and "mean-spirited."
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
They’re notably mean-spirited and, often, comically wordy, in the way of those T-shirts featuring scrolls of indignant text down someone’s back, often printed in Impact, the meme font.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
Still, I was up for it and this horse wasn’t so big and didn’t seem too mean-spirited to me.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
