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mean-spirited

🇬🇧 UK/'mi:nsp'ɪrɪtɪd/🇺🇸 US/'mi:nsp'ɪrɪtɪd/

Definitions

adj.

Having a petty, selfish, or unkind character; ungenerous

小气的;自私的;心胸狭窄的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
meanstem
+
-other
+
spirbreathe, spirit
+
itconnector
+
edpast tense / completed
=mean-spirited

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