卑しい (Iyashii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “lowborn, humble, lowly, vulgar”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivelowborn; humble; lowly
- i-adjectivevulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile
- i-adjectiveshabby; poor-looking
- i-adjectivegreedy; gluttonous; avaricious
Examples
彼は卑しい振舞いをした。
He behaved in a cheap manner.
卑しいことは絶対にしない。
He is above all meanness.
卑しくも価値あるものには立派にやる価値がある。
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).