With depreciative connotation. Without morals; despicable, ignoble; base. Also: obsequious, self-abasing.
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释义 | society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > base or vile (43) low?c1225 With depreciative connotation. Without morals; despicable, ignoble; base. Also: obsequious, self-abasing. lechera1300 Lecherous; also in wider sense, base, vile. vilea1300 Of persons: Of a low, base, or despicable character; morally depraved or degraded; capable of the basest conduct. feeblea1325 In moral sense: Mean, base. Obsolete. unfreec1330 Ignoble, base. Obsolete. rare. villain1340 Base in character or disposition; given to committing vile or criminal acts. wrackc1375 Of persons: Worthless, base, evil. villains1390 = villain, adj., villainous, adj. Of persons. noughty1443 Of a person, etc.: morally bad, wicked; vile. Cf. naughty, adj. 2a. Obsolete. slovenly?1518 Coarse, vulgar; disreputable; lewd. Cf. sloven, n. 1. Obsolete. peasant1550 Usually of a person: rustic, unsophisticated; (derogatory) base, knavish. Obsolete. sluttish1561 Of things, actions, etc.: low, despicable, immoral, lewd. Obsolete. vild1567 = vile, adj., in various senses. Of persons. knaifatic1568 Of the condition or character of a knave; low-born; knavish. scallardc1575 attributive or adj. ? Wretched, mean. base1576 Morally low; despicable, ignoble; reprehensibly cowardly, craven; selfish, mean. Of a person. tinkerly?1576 Having the character of a tinker or of a tinker's work; clumsy, bungling, unskilful; of poor quality; mean, low, disreputable. beggarly?1577 Displaying the spirit of a beggar; mean, sordid. cullion-like1591 (sense 2). brokerly1592 Of the nature of, or like a broker; pettifogging, huckstering. broking1592 Base-dealing; ‘peddling,’ contemptible. ignoble1592 Not honourable in character or purpose; mean, base, sordid. cullionly1608 Like a cullion; rascally, base, despicable. disnoble1609 Ignoble, mean, petty. unsolid1731 Lacking solid worth or merit. lowly1740 Of disreputable moral character; despicable; base. blackguard1751 Dishonourable, villainous; of or relating to the lowest class in the community. Also of language: insulting, scurrilous. blackguardly1779 Of or characteristic of a blackguard (blackguard, n. 6); worthless; (of language) scurrilous. menial1837 Of a person, or his or her temperament, qualities, preoccupations, etc.: servile, mean, ignoble. low-flung1841 of low character or standing; uncultured, unmannerly; contemptible. caddish1868 Of the nature of a cad; offensively ill-bred; the opposite of gentlemanly. basilar1884 Of or belonging to a low moral nature or condition. bounding1904 = bounderish, adj. colloquial. bounderish1928 Having the character or characteristics of a bounder. Subcategories:— specifically of actions, conduct, etc. (8) — of base origin or nature (1) |
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