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meanness (iou)



meanness noun. M16.
[from MEAN adjective1 + -NESS.]
The state or quality of being mean; inferiority; slightness, smallness; lowness or humbleness of rank, birth, etc.; insignificance; lack of dignity or grandeur; poorness of appearance or equipment, shabbiness; pettiness; niggardliness, stinginess. M16.
An instance of meanness; a deficiency; a mean act. Usu. in pl. E18.