卑しい

いやしい · iyashii · JLPT N1 · i-adj

shabby

🐷 卑 (low, humble) + しい: low-ranked behaviour looks greedy, vulgar and shabby

Etymology: 卑 means low or humble, the opposite of noble. What was seen as low-class was also seen as grasping and cheap, so the word covers greedy, vulgar and shabby.

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