I . a.
1.
Inferior, of little or no worth, cheap, worthless.
2.
De~d, spurious, counterfeit, false.
3.
Plebeian, vulgar, untitled, nameless, lowly, humble, unknown, unhonored, ~-born, of low birth.
4.
Mean, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, sordid, servile, slavish, menial, sorry, worthless, pitiful, low-minded, rascally, abject, grovelling, low, venal.
5.
Shameful, disreputable, disgraceful, discreditable, dishonorable, scandalous, infamous, vile, villanous.
II . n.
1.
Basis, foundation, ground, groundwork, lowest part, bottom, foot.
2.
( Surveying .) Base-line.
3.
( Chem. ) Principal element ( of a compound ).
III . v. a.
Found, rest, establish. [ Followed by on or upon . ]