See vile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "waḍyʕ",
"sense": "morally low",
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"roman": "zazreli",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "զազրելի"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "noġkali",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "նողկալի"
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"roman": "stor",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "ստոր"
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"code": "hy",
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"sense": "morally low",
"word": "պիղծ"
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"roman": "paskudny",
"sense": "morally low",
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"roman": "hnjusny",
"sense": "morally low",
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"sense": "morally low",
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "pódly",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "подлы"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nizǎk",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "низък"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dolen",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "долен"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podǎl",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "подъл"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "vil"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bēibǐ",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "卑鄙"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "hnusný"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "odporný"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "verachtelijk"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "katala"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "alhainen"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "vil"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "morally low",
"tags": [
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"word": "vil"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "unamuso",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "უნამუსო"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saʒageli",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "საძაგელი"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sazizɣari",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "საზიზღარი"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "bilc̣i",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "ბილწი"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "abscheulich"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "gemein"
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "morally low",
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"sense": "morally low",
"tags": [
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"sense": "morally low",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "morally low",
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "aljas"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "viðbjóðslegur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "andstyggilegur"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "abietto"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "basso"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "ignobile"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iyashii",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "卑しい"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kitanai",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "汚い"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiretsu na",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "卑劣な"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tiep",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "ទាប"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saakhan",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "사악한"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "zemisks"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "nekrietns"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "netikumisks"
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{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "netikumīgs"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nizok",
"sense": "morally low",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "низок"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dolen",
"sense": "morally low",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "долен"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "omrazen",
"sense": "morally low",
"tags": [
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"word": "омразен"
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "earg"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "podły"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "niecny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "nikczemny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "vil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gnúsnyj",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "гну́сный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pódlyj",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "по́длый"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nízkij",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "ни́зкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mérzkij",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "ме́рзкий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "vil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "morally low",
"word": "alçak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gaden",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "гаден"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "protiven",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "противен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "odporný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "děsný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "ohavný"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "inhottava"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "ocsmány"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "visszataszító"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "undorító"
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"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "niedatrajchtich"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "vil"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
"word": "torpe"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing repulsion",
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"word": "abjeto"
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"sense": "causing repulsion",
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