卑しい
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Meanings
- lowborn, humble, lowly
- vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair
- shabby, poor-looking
- greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
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Example sentences
His despicable actions shocked the people around him.
You should not use such vulgar language.
The teacher said there is no need to be ashamed of humble origins.
His avaricious obsession with money ruined his reputation.
Those who seek to seize power by whatever base means will ultimately lose the trust of the people.
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