Basest

Word BASEST
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Definitions and meanings of "Basest"

What do we mean by basest?

Low in height; short.

Low in place or position.

Of low value or degree.

Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.

Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.

Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

Not classical or correct.

Not held by honourable service.

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The word "basest" in example sentences

I have ever had this attention, and ever will, but not by base means: and, in my opinion, the very basest is that of selling one's hand in marriage. ❋ Unknown (1769)

And yet this man he calls the basest of mankind, a name which no man is entitled to call another till he has proved something to justify him in so doing; and notwithstanding his opulence, his high rank, station, and birth, he despises him, and will not suffer him to be heard as an accuser before him. ❋ Edmund Burke (1763)

“It is painful to me, as a son, to observe that lord Wynchcombe’s general demeanour is harsh; his behaviour to your mother was not calculated to win her confidence, though he now severely reflects on her memory, for what he terms the basest concealment, without making allowances for the singularity of the situation which influenced her conduct.” ❋ Unknown (1808)

And so by means of that poetic order, which is the Providence of this piece, and that design which 'tunes the harmony of it,' it is a duke on whom that low correction, 'such as basest and most contemned wretches are punished with,' is exhibited, in spite of his indignant protest. ❋ Delia Bacon (1835)

What profiteth a man who loses his soul while also losing the election by playing to the "basest" instincts? ❋ Unknown (2008)

"But Short and Long," she growled in her very "basest" voice, "says I can't walk like a boy. ❋ Gertrude W. Morrison (N/A)

She appealed to the basest instincts in some people by spewing lies, half-truths, exaggerations, and some ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hey GOP, remember that swell idea ol 'Dick Nixon had back in the day, when you'd get all those angry white southern folk to come on over to your side by pandering to their basest prejudices? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Why would they laugh at the basest thing a human could do? ❋ Vic Fortezza (2011)

On a day when it appears our tax shillings may have been used to fund the basest of sleaze, your writings cheered me up no end. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They are us -- at our weakest, basest, and grossest; people of faith, in our darkest moments of hypocrisy. ❋ Vineet Chander (2011)

I have no way of providing a meaningful answer (one consisting of anything more than the basest speculation) to this question. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

They have seen allegations of the basest kinds, free trades of slurs of all kinds and proportions, and a general aversion to propriety. ❋ Saad Khan (2010)

They are the very basest form of scum-scraping partisanship and they should be covered as such by respectable new organizations. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He became enraged when he encountered what he considered the basest scene ever put into print. ❋ Vic Fortezza (2011)

The poems in The Sugar Zone examine Brazil's multidimensionality like a crystal, examining the wonders of refracted light, the horror of graft, the rage of abuse and the disgust over the basest self-interest. ❋ Joan Gelfand (2011)

The basest expression, detailed in pioneer journals and letters, was the streak of meanness in some pioneers. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

She doesn't appear to be very intelligent; she appeals to people's basest instincts, stirring up fear and racism every time she spreads her lies; and now she has abandoned her oath as governor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is what happnes when politicains pander to rank ignorance – they encourage deluded nutjobs to act on thier basest instincts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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