- superlative of mean.
meanest
Example Sentences
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"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Readers eventually learn how Odd, whom Buddy describes as “the meanest human creature in my experience,” ends up at Buddy’s home for the holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
So, whenever my phone lights up, I can trust that I’m about to read the meanest, funniest joke imaginable about, like, Marco Rubio.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
That’s where he and his friends—all the biggest and meanest kids in school—liked to hang out.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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