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[adj-na,n]
▶ servile ▶ subservient ▶ obsequious ▶ slavish ▶ self-abasing ▶ grovelling ▶ spineless |
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| 2. | A 2022-06-16 20:05:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | gg5, prog, daij |
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| Comments: | "menial" is definitely a mistake. GG5 has "mean" but I agree that it doesn't appear to fit the definition. |
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| Diff: | @@ -20 +20,3 @@ -<gloss>toadyish</gloss> +<gloss>subservient</gloss> +<gloss>obsequious</gloss> +<gloss>slavish</gloss> @@ -21,0 +24 @@ +<gloss>grovelling</gloss> @@ -23 +25,0 @@ -<gloss>abject</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2022-06-16 01:15:59 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Do "menial" or "meanness" fit? They seem totally out of place to me. "abject" in this sense also seems obscure. The kokugos all emphasize things like low self-esteem and servility. |
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| Diff: | @@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ -<gloss>menial</gloss> -<gloss>meanness</gloss> -<gloss>servility</gloss> +<gloss>servile</gloss> +<gloss>toadyish</gloss> +<gloss>self-abasing</gloss> +<gloss>spineless</gloss> |
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