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mesquin

/mɛs.kɛ̃/

adjective/mɛs.kɛ̃/

unimportant; small-minded, petty; poor, of poor quality; stingy, tight-fisted; mean

Borrowed from Italian meschino or Spanish mezquino, both from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).