- superlative of mean.
meanest
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"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Given Chelsea boast the meanest defence in the division with just six goals conceded from 12 games, being clinical at the other end could be a lethal combination.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 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
The vines protected their turf with the meanest, nastiest thorns ever and could even stab through shoes.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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