base (adj.) Copy link Outline I. WorthlessII. Without moral ref., low, obscure, mean1. hŭmĭlis, e2. ignōtusIII. Grovelling, abject; q. v.IV. In moral sense, disgracefulV. Of musical tones • base (adj.): I. Worthless: chiefly in expr. b. money, nummi adulterini, Cic.: v. counterfeit, false. II. Without moral ref., low, obscure, mean: esp. of ancestry: 1. hŭmĭlis, e: born of b. parentage, h. parentibus natus, Cic.: b.-born, humilis natus, Phaedr. 2. ignōtus: v. obscure, mean. III. Grovelling, abject; q. v.: abjectus. IV. In moral sense, disgraceful: turpis: no one becomes utterly b. all at once, nemo repente fit turpissimus, Juv.: b. deeds, t. facta, Cic.: v. shameful, dishonourable. V. Of musical tones: deep, grave: grăvis, e: a very b. sound, gravissimus sonus, Cic.: v. bass.