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Meanness
Pronunciation : Mean"ness
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison.
2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. Goldsmith.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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