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vilis.

cheap, inexpensive

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈwiː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.lis]
  1. cheap, inexpensive

    declension-3 · two-termination
    vestīmentum aliquod ex vīlibus scrūtīs cōnsarcinātum
  2. base, vile, mean, worthless, cheap, paltry

    declension-3 · two-termination
    Quī tē caret hōc tempore fit vīlior, dulcis amor.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *weslis, from Proto-Indo-European *weslis, a deverbal adjective with passive meaning ("which can be bought"), from the root of venum (“sale”).

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