MEAN-SPIRITED

Meaning of MEAN-SPIRITED in English

ˌmean-ˈspirited BrE AmE adjective

not generous or sympathetic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

MEAN-SPIRITED — adjective Date: 1694 exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit, ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEAN-SPIRITED — (a.) Of a mean spirit; base; groveling.
Английский словарь Webster
MEAN-SPIRITED — ( a. ) Of a mean spirit; base; groveling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN-SPIRITED — adjective Date: 1694 : exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit • mean-spir·it·ed·ness -nəs noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAN-SPIRITED — adj of a mean spirit; base; groveling.
Webster English vocab
MEAN-SPIRITED — Pronunciation: ' m ē n- ' spir- ə -t ə d, ˌ m ē n- Function: adjective Date: 1694 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MEAN-SPIRITED — [mean-spir.it.ed] adj (1694): exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit -- mean-spir.it.ed.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN-SPIRITED — mean-spirited BrE AmE ˌmiːn ˈspɪr ɪt ɪd ◂ -ət-, -əd AmE \ -ət̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEAN-SPIRITED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Jordan is portrayed as mean-spirited and manipulative in the book. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAN-SPIRITED — a. Base, low, beggarly, vile, grovelling, pitiful, despicable, abject, low-minded, base-minded, cowardly, timid.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MEAN-SPIRITED — прил. 1) низкий, подлый mean-spirited fellow Syn : mean, base 2) скупой, скаредный Syn : avaricious, stingy, niggardly, miserly подлый, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN-SPIRITED — Подлый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN-SPIRITED — Подлей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN-SPIRITED — Подл
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN-SPIRITED — a 1. подлый, низкий; злонамеренный 2. скупой, скаредный; мелочный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN-SPIRITED — подлый, низкий; mean-spirited fellow - подлец
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEAN SPIRITED — (a) злонамеренный; мелочный; низкий; подлый; скаредный; скупой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MEAN-SPIRITED — a 1. подлый, низкий; злонамеренный 2. скупой, скаредный; мелочный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MEAN-SPIRITED — a 1. подлый, низкий; злонамеренный 2. скупой, скаредный; мелочный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN SPIRITED — низкий, подлый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MEAN SPIRITED — низкий, подлый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MEAN-SPIRITED — прил. 1) низкий, подлый - mean-spirited fellow Syn: mean , base 2) скупой, скаредный Syn: avaricious , stingy , niggardly …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEAN-SPIRITED — прил. 1) низкий, подлый - mean-spirited fellow Syn: mean, base 2) скупой, скаредный Syn: avaricious, stingy, niggardly, miserly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MEAN-SPIRITED — _a. подлый, низкий; - mean-spirited fellow
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MEAN-SPIRITED — a. подлый, низкий; - mean-spirited fellow
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MEAN-SPIRITED — подлый, низкий; mean-spirited fellow - подлец
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MEAN-SPIRITED — прил. 1) низкий, подлый mean-spirited fellow Syn : mean, base 2) скупой, скаредный Syn : avaricious, stingy, niggardly, miserly подлый, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRITED — |spirə̇d.ə̇d, -rə̇tə̇d adjective Etymology: spirit (I) + -ed 1. obsolete : impregnated with elements that activate or make more lively …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRITED — (a.) Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRITED — ( a. ) Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN — mean 1 /meen/ , v. , meant, meaning . v.t. 1. to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN — I. ˈmēn verb ( meant ˈment ; mean·ing ˈmē-niŋ) Etymology: Middle English menen, from Old English mǣnan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPIRITED — adj animated or possessed by a spirit. 2. spirited ·impf & ·p.p. of spirit. 3. spirited ·adj animated; full of …
Webster English vocab
MEAN — noun meantime; meanwhile. 2. mean ·noun a mediator; a go-between. 3. mean ·vi to have a purpose or intention. 4. …
Webster English vocab
MEAN — [mean] vb meant ; mean.ing [ME menen, fr. OE maenan; akin to OHG meinen to have in mind, OCS meniti …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN — in mathematics, quantity that has a value intermediate between those of the extreme members of some set. Several kinds of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIRITED — / ˈspɪrɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] full of energy, determination or courage : a spirited young …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAN — / miːn; NAmE / verb , adjective , noun ■ verb ( meant , meant / ment; NAmE /) HAVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRITED — spir ‧ it ‧ ed /ˈspɪrətəd, ˈspɪrɪtəd/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . having energy and determination – used to show …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAN — I. mean 1 S1 W1 /miːn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] ( past tense and past participle meant /ment/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPIRITED — adj. 1 full of spirit; animated, lively, brisk, or courageous (a spirited attack; a spirited translation). 2 having a spirit …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPIRITED — adj. 1 full of spirit; animated, lively, brisk, or courageous (a spirited attack; a spirited translation). 2 having a spirit …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIRITED — adj.1 full of spirit; animated, lively, brisk, or courageous (a spirited attack; a spirited translation). 2 having a spirit or …
Oxford English vocab
MEAN — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1. a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or …
Oxford English vocab
MEAN — I. VERB USES /mi:n/ ( means, meaning, meant) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-SPIRITED — -spirited combines with adjectives to describe a person’s character, attitude, or behaviour. For example, a mean-spirited person behaves in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRITED — 1. A spirited action shows great energy and courage. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRITED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Anne is a spirited girl who wants to become a writer. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a form/mode/method/means of travel ▪ I find the train a more comfortable mode of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPIRITED — [adjective] approvingThe home team's spirited playing ensured them a comfortable victory.She made a spirited reply to a question from the …
Cambridge English vocab
SPIRITED — adj. high spirited low spirited poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPIRITED — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: LIVELY 1, alert, animate, animated, bright, ||cant, chipper, keen, sprightly, vivacious Related Words: sharp; fiery, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPIRITED — adjective 1. Synonyms: lively 1, alert, animate, animated, bright, ||cant, chipper, keen, sprightly, vivacious Related Word: sharp; fiery, gingery, peppery …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPIRITED — adj. lively, sprightly, energetic, vigorous, animated, sparkling, dynamic, buoyant, effervescent, vivacious, ardent, mettlesome The horse I chose was a bit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPIRITED — прил. живой, смелый, энергичный; горячий (о лошади) spirited reply ≈ бойкий ответ spirited translation ≈ яркий перевод spirited speech ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN — I прил. 1) а) убогий, жалкий, захудалый, запущенный mean city streets ≈ захудалые городские улицы Syn : shabby б) ничтожный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
-SPIRITED — компонент сложных слов со значением : настроенный, расположенный; имеющий такой-то характер bold-spirited ≈ храбро настроенный cold-spirited ≈ хладнокровный humble-spirited ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRITED — spirited.ogg ʹspırıtıd a 1. живой, энергичный; горячий, пылкий spirited critique - смелая критика spirited attack - энергичная атака spirited conversation …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN — mean.ogg _I 1. mi:n n 1. середина the golden /happy/ mean - золотая середина 2. мат. среднее число, средняя величина …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN — 1) среднее (значение); средняя величина || средний 2) средний член ( пропорции ) 3) мн. ч. средство; средства; метод; способ …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MEAN — 1) среднее (значение); средняя величина || средний 2) средний член (пропорции) 3) мн. ч. средство; средства; метод; способ 4) мн. ч. устройство; приспособление • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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