mean-spirited and wryly observant . 
(ROOT (S (ADJP (ADJP (JJ mean) (HYPH -) (JJ spirited)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB wryly) (JJ observant))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (ADJP (ADJP (JJ ) (HYPH ) (JJ )) (CC ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ))) (. )))