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