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mean-spirited

English

Alternative forms

  • mean spirited
  • meanspirited

Adjective

mean-spirited (comparative more mean-spirited, superlative most mean-spirited)

  1. Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition.
    • 1877, Edward Payson Roe, A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century, ch. 15,
      My old acquaintances would sneer at me as a mean-spirited cur, whose best exploit was to get in jail.

References

  • mean-spirited in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • “mean-spirited” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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worthless

English

Etymology

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþl?as (worthless), equivalent to worth +? -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (worthless), German wertlos (worthless), Swedish värdelös (worthless).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w??l?s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w???l?s/

Adjective

worthless (comparative more worthless or worthlesser, superlative most worthless or worthlessest)

  1. Having no worth or use; without value.
    Synonyms: miserable, useless, valueless, inconsequential
    Antonyms: precious, useful, valuable, worthful, worthy

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