Debased

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of debase form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Brought low; degraded.

    "8), Azure, a thistle ensigned with an Imperial Crown, all proper; and its use is pretty frequent in the somewhat debased heraldry of the close of the last century and the beginning of the present."

  2. 2
    Abased, abaissé: (of a charge) borne lower than usual.

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:debased."

Adjective
  1. 1
    ruined in character or quality wordnet
  2. 2
    lowered in value wordnet
  3. 3
    mixed with impurities wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
corrupteddegradedabandonedabjectabominableadulterate

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"8), Azure, a thistle ensigned with an Imperial Crown, all proper; and its use is pretty frequent in the somewhat debased heraldry of the close of the last century and the beginning of the present."

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