(a.) Of a mean spirit; base; groveling.

Spartan Spartanic absolute absolutist absolutistic arbitrary aristocratic arrogant ascendant astringent austere authoritative authorized autocratic autonomous bigot bigoted borne bossy bureaucratic civic civil closed clothed with authority commanding competent consequential considerable constitutional constricted controlling cramped creedbound deaf deaf to reason demanding democratic despotic dictatorial doctrinaire dogmatic dominant domineering dour duly constituted eminent empowered ex officio exacting exigent fanatical fascist fascistic federal federalist federalistic feudal governing governmental great grim grinding gubernatorial harsh heavy-handed hegemonic hegemonistic heteronomous hidebound high-handed illiberal imperative imperial imperious important influential insular leading little little-minded lordly magisterial magistral masterful matriarchal matriarchic mean mean-minded mean-spirited meticulous mighty momentous monarchal monarchial monarchic monocratic narrow narrow-hearted narrow-minded narrow-souled narrow-spirited nearsighted official oligarchal oligarchic oppressive overbearing overruling parliamentarian parliamentary parochial patriarchal patriarchic peremptory petty pluralistic political potent powerful preeminent prestigious prominent provincial puissant purblind ranking repressive republican rugged ruling self-governing senior severe shortsighted small small-minded stern straitlaced strict stringent stuffy substantial superior suppressive supreme theocratic total totalitarian tough tyrannical tyrannous uncatholic uncharitable ungenerous unliberal unsparing unyielding weighty