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dussīle

dussīla

masc acc pl of dussīla (adj); nt acc pl of dussīla (adj); masc loc sg of dussīla (adj); nt loc sg of dussīla (adj); …

  1. unprincipled; immoral; of bad behaviour
  2. unprincipled behaviour; unethical conduct
  3. unethical person; immoral man

Etymology. dur + √sīl + a; from √sīl 'conduct oneself'; Sanskrit duḥśīla [śīl]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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