Meanings of mean spirited in English

Comedy, in general, on television has become kind of mean spirited.

There is nothing mean spirited about it. Darnell said.

The masters are mean spirited wretches, pinching, kicking, and boxing the children upon every turn.

I do have a problem with his mean spirited personal attack on Dr. Teresa Iglesias (January 24th).

But instead I am sharing much vulnerability with some mean spirited gossip rag readers who believe anyone with money and fame.

Sir, Am I alone in finding press coverage of the Eddie O'Connor pay package both back to front and extraordinarily mean spirited?

The government has taken a " mean spirited" approach to compensating Teina Pora for his wrongful conviction and imprisonment, a lawyer says.

Pitched as a satire by its backers, the characters are often so extreme that some critics have accused it of being mean spirited.

To such creations, even mean spirited ones, he brought a strength that made him -alongside Brando -the acceptable anti-hero of the period.

Internet trolling is a largely mean spirited activity but Fridman brings joy to people's lives and teaches us the odd lesson along the way.

A beneficiaries' advocate says reducing the grace period where people can still get the domestic purposes benefit when their circumstances change suddenly is mean spirited.

Flag-gate precedes Leinster's win over Bath Mean spirited prohibition or jobsworth living his best life?

"But that's just mean spirited!" Saffy was aghast.