Debased
[di'beisd]
Definition
(adj.) lowered in value; 'the dollar is low'; 'a debased currency' .
Edited by Johanna--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Debase
(a.) Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
Typist: Shane
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DEBASE]
Typist: Phil
Examples
- In Syria there were slaves in sufficient quantity to make real buildings, but the artistic spirit is as debased as anything made by machinery. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This is simply saying that the negro mind has been more crushed and debased than the white. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- This entertainment, which might be considered as a school of military virtue, was succeeded by a farce that debased the dignity of human nature. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But struggling with these better feelings was pride,--the vice of the lowest and most debased creatures no less than of the high and self-assured. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- This nominal sum, therefore, is necessarily higher when the coin is much debased by clipping and wearing, than when near to its standard value. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- And cannot the ruffian, the brutal, the debased, by slave law, own just as many slaves as the best and purest? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And when I see or hear either man or woman couple shame with love, I know their minds are coarse, their associations debased. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In the debased form we know it there is little encouragement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- His instinct for brotherhood was narrowed and debased. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Phil