meschino
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adjective
- unfortunate, unlucky
- servile, servantlike
- inadequate, insufficient, meager, measly
- frail, weaklyof a person's body
- petty, narrow-minded; wretched
noun
- an unfortunate or unlucky person
- servant, subordinate
- wretch
Forms
adjective
| masculine singular | meschino |
|---|---|
| feminine | meschina |
| masculine plural | meschini |
| feminine plural | meschine |
noun
| singular | meschino |
|---|---|
| plural | meschini |
Used in the library
- Il commento del cugino sulla cameriera è meschino.The cousin's comment about the waitress is mean.B2Di nuovo, per favore (17) — Again, please (17) (B2)
- Il commento del tenore sulle sarte è meschino.The tenor's comment about the seamstresses is petty.B2Di nuovo, per favore (28) — Again, please (28) (B2)
- Il cattivo del dramma è meschino, e l'attore lo è ancora di più.The villain of the drama is petty, and the actor even more so.B2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- aridodry, arid; barren, infertile, sterile
- deboleweak, dim, faint
- disgraziatopoor, wretched; unfortunate, unlucky
- esileslender, slim (person); thin (all senses)
- fragilefragile
- graciledelicate, frail, weakly; slender, thin
- grettopetty, narrow-minded; mean, stingy
- inadeguatounfit, unsuitable; inadequate, insufficient