Meanings (ES + gloss)
malo
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
a mean appearance
a mean dress
avieso • desconsiderado • mala gente • mala onda • maldoso • malintencionado • malo • malulo • mesquino • mezquino • ruin
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
It was mean of you to steal that little girl's piggy bank.
a mean motive
mesquino • mezquino • tacaño
Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children.
maldoso • malo • malvado • ruin
Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
Watch out for her: she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose.
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