The Clue
More shameful (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BASER
Tags
Notes
The answer BASER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
Related Clues
Meaner
Less admirable
Less noble
Of lower value
Morally lower
More despicable
More dishonorable
More ignoble
More lowdown
More meanspirited
More villainous
Not so noble
Definition
BASE as an adjective:
1. (basal, base) = serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
2. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
3. (base, baseborn, humble, lowly) = of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
4. (base, dishonorable, dishonourable, immoral, unethical) = not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
5. (base, mean, meanspirited) = having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
6. (base, baseborn) = illegitimate
7. debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"