mean"-spir`it*ed*ness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
meanspirited \mean"spir`it*ed\, mean-spirited \mean"-spir`it*ed\, a.
1.Of a mean spirit; petty; small-minded; base; groveling; -- of people. -- Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
2.Done for malevolent reasons; -- of deeds and actions.
Syn: base, contemptible, currish, mean, meanspirited, scurvy. [WordNet 1.5]