low-minded en · ADJ
Meanings
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Having a coarse, unrefined, vulgar demeanor.
To low-minded, wanton, and passionate persons it appears most cruel that there should be an obstacle in their way to satisfy their carnal appetite, or that a punishment should be inflicted for their doings.
2015, Moses Maimonides, The Guide for the Perplexed, →ISBN:
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Dishonorable.
Should you go out with a boy just in order to leave the house and be seen in other places? This seemed mean and low-minded.
2013, Caroline B. Cooney, Fatal Bargain, →ISBN:'Now, upon my soul, you know,' said Mr Chuckster, shaking his head gravely, as men are wont to do when they consider things are going a little too far, 'this is altogether such a low-minded affair, that if I didn't feel for the governor, and know that he could never get on without me, I should be obliged to cut the connection.'
1841, Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most low-minded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more low-minded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
bg просташки (Having a coarse, unrefined, vulgar demeanor) · bg низък (Dishonorable) · bg подъл (Dishonorable)