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Latvian
Etymology
From zems (“low”) + -isks.
Pronunciation
Adjective
zemisks (definite zemiskais, comparative zemiskāks, superlative viszemiskākais, adverb zemiski)
- lowly, base, mean, vile, despicable (having an immoral, villainous attitude towards others; expressing such attitude)
- zemisks cilvēlki ― lowly, vile people
- zemiskas jūtas ― base, mean feelings
- zemisks nodoms ― vile intention
- zemiski vārdi ― mean, vile words
- zemiski meli ― despicable lies
- un ir cilvēki, kas par savu tuvāko nekad nebēdā... tie ir zemiski egoisti ― and there are people who never worry about their neighbors... these are lowly egoists
- esmu saskāries arī ar patiešām zemiskiem ciniķiem ― I have had contact also with really vile cynics
- viņa satīra arvien trāpīga un asa, bet nekad zemiska un ķengājoša ― his satire is always well-aimed and sharp, never vile and libellous
- Čehova lugā diezgan spēcīgi izjūtams kontrasts starp labo un ļauno, starp zemisko un cildeno ― in Čehovs' (= Chekhov's) play, the contrast between good and evil, between the vile and the sublime, can be felt quite strongly
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