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alhainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abject adj Experienced or done in the most extreme or miserable degree, especially poverty or failure.
  • contemptible adj Deserving scorn or disrespect; despicable.
  • ignoble adjective Lacking honour or moral worth; shameful or unworthy of respect.
  • low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
  • lowly adj Low in rank, importance, or status; humble.
  • squalid adj Extremely dirty, neglected, and unpleasant, especially describing living conditions.
  • vile adj Morally disgusting or contemptible.

Senses

alhainen is used for these senses in English:

  • abject Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]
  • contemptible Deserving contempt.
  • ignoble Not honorable; base.
  • low Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
  • low Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
  • low Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
  • low Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
  • low (especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development.

abject — full definition

  1. adj Experienced or done in the most extreme or miserable degree, especially poverty or failure.
  2. adj Lacking self-respect or dignity; deserving contempt.

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