Emily Dickinson Lexicon

base, adj. [Fr. < L. bassus, thick, fat, short, low.]

1. Humble; meek; long-suffering; lowly in spirit; willing to sacrifice high position; (see 1 Corinthians 1:28).
2. Pitiful; pathetic; dishonorable; ashamed; contemptible; damned; mean; wretched; (see Isaiah 3:5).
3. Lowest; least; lesser.