If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are bad-tempered, difficult, and often do things that are mean. (AM INFORMAL)
The old lady was still being ~, but at least she had consented to this visit.
= mean
ADJ disapproval
If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are bad-tempered, difficult, and often do things that are mean. (AM INFORMAL)
The old lady was still being ~, but at least she had consented to this visit.
= mean
ADJ disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012