- superlative of mean.
meanest
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"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Readers eventually learn how Odd, whom Buddy describes as “the meanest human creature in my experience,” ends up at Buddy’s home for the holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
He delivers the meanest quip in a respectful movie when he tells Reed, “I take back every single bad thing I’ve been saying about you … to myself, in private.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
She's the meanest of the guards but also the most elegant, with her neatly combed hair pinned into a tight knot.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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