- superlative of mean.
meanest
Example Sentences
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And more than a few of my closest, meanest friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Not only has Gabriel been a lynchpin in the top-flight's meanest defence – he has caused the opposition real problems at set-plays.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
I was behind the wheel of the biggest, meanest, greenest, most American street-legal machine in existence.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
And the mosasaurus—that was the biggest, meanest, toothiest, most unstoppable mosasaur there was.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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