meanness
Example Sentences
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Perhaps best of all: The movie has a gritty, charming meanness to it; a stickiness that’s hard to shake off.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Railroaded” evokes the meanness of New York in those years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Rourke later apologised to Siwa, and told the housemates he "didn't say it out of meanness".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
But watch those eyes widen when suddenly there’s a test of guts and his meanness flares again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
You know how I said meanness shows up in people’s faces?
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
