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单词 undebased
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undebasedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, debased adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + debased adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈbased.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > not degraded or debased
undegradec1560
undegenerating1606
unabased1659
undebased1753
undegraded1821
1753 R. Glover Boadicea i. viii. 15 We can shew..Firm hearts, and manners undebas'd by fraud.
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 59 So..gold is pure when undebased by any alloy.
1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iv. v A peaceful lot..By Avarice undebased, exempt from care.
1846 Peter Parley's Ann. 191 The lama seems to be the only animal that is undebased by being subjected to man.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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