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卑劣 — meaning in English

hiretsu

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English meaning

  • despicable adjective So morally low or cruel that it deserves scorn and contempt.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • meanness noun Unkind or spiteful behavior; cruelty in small, petty ways.
  • vile adj Morally disgusting or contemptible.

Senses

卑劣 is used for these senses in English:

  • despicable Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
  • 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)
  • vile That which is vile; vileness.

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").

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