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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry..
My old acquaintances would sneer at me as a mean-spirited cur, whose best exploit was to get in jail.
Use mean-spirited when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mean-spirited means Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry..
Common synonyms include tawdry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My old acquaintances would sneer at me as a mean-spirited cur, whose best exploit was to get in jail.
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