| 单词 | meanspirited |
| 释义 | meanspirited (once / 153498 pages) adj Anyone meanspirited is unkind, not particularly generous, or even deliberately rude. A meanspirited person might steal your place in line, or even kick you while you're down. It's meanspirited to crush someone's good mood with a nasty remark, and it's also meanspirited to eat your huge lunch (and refuse to share it) in front of a hungry classmate who's left his at home. Acting in an inconsiderate or careless way, particularly when you show a lack of generosity, will make you appear to be meanspirited. WORD FAMILYmeanspirited USAGE EXAMPLESAnd She said she is the victim of a “Hillary standard” in which people are allowed to make “unfounded, inaccurate, meanspirited attacks” on her. New York Times(Jul 25, 2016) Hillary Clinton joined that chorus this month when she described Mr. Cruz as a “meanspirited guy.” New York Times(Apr 23, 2016) The White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, called the law “meanspirited.” New York Times(Mar 29, 2016) 1adj lacking in magnanimity a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive Syn|Ant ungenerous stingy, ungenerous unwilling to spend generous not petty in character and mind generouswilling to give and share unstintingly big, large, magnanimousgenerous and understanding and tolerant ungrudgingwithout envy or reluctance 2adj having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics Syn base, mean ignoble completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose |
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