下劣 — meaning in English

English meaning

• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• meanness noun Unkind or spiteful behavior; cruelty in small, petty ways.
• swine noun A pig, especially a domesticated one raised for farming.

Senses

下劣 is used for these senses in English:

• mean Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
• meanness (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
• swine (pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swine or swines).

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

meanness — full definition

1. noun Unkind or spiteful behavior; cruelty in small, petty ways.
2. noun Stinginess with money or resources.

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