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Definition and Synonyms for さもしい
| 1. | 下司 | 下品な敬意、あるいは道徳の欠落があること、あるいは示すさま |
| Base | having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | |
| Synonyms: | せこい, さもしい, はしたない, 下劣, 下種, 低劣, 俗, 卑しい, 卑劣, 汚い, 浅ましい, 醜い, 醜悪, 陋劣 |
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Sample Sentences for さもしい
今の文学青年はセンチメンタルになることを怖れている。これも傷つけられるのを怖れる一種のさもしい心のあらわれかも知れない。
Today's young literary enthusiasts are afraid of becoming sentimental. This may be because it is a way that one's heart may be hurt.
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