Lowered in rank, position, reputation, character, etc.; debased.

Lowered in estimation (obsolete), in quality, or character: see the verb.

figurative. That is in a weakened or diminished condition. Cf. sunken, adj. 3. Of status, value, reputation, etc.: degraded or diminished.

Of, befitting, or characteristic of a hang-dog; low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance.

Of a person or body of people, a person's condition, etc. (In early use frequently in the comparative.) Abject or debased. Obsolete. rare.

Not placed on, or provided with, a pedestal; removed from a pedestal. Frequently figurative.