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1. n. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. Source: opted
2. n. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. Source: opted
3. n. the quality of being deliberately mean Source: wordnet
4. n. extreme stinginess Source: wordnet
5. 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
6. n:100 n. extreme stinginess Source: ecdict

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