undebased

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English

Etymology

un- +‎ debased

Adjective

undebased (comparative more undebased, superlative most undebased)

  1. Not debased.
    • 1828, Thomas Gent, Poems (1828):
      But thy free bounty, undebased by pride, Prompt to anticipate the meek request, Unask'd the wants of modest Worth supplied, And spared the pang that shook the suppliant's breast.
    • 1966, Ambrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8:
      Dancing, which is not only rhythmic movement, pure and simple, undebased with any element of utility, but is capable of performance under conditions positively baneful, is for these reasons the most engaging of them all []