意地 いじ わる
iji warui

i-Adjective

1. ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

その老人 ろうじん かけほど意地 いじ わるくなかった。
sono rōjinwa mikakehodo iji warukunakatta.
The old man was not as mean as he looked.