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infimous
† ˈinfimous, a. Obs. [f. L. infimus (superl. of inferus) lowest + -ous.] Very low or base; basest.1613 Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. 172 A man risen by subtletie and his tongue from infimous condition. 1627 W. Sclater Exp. 2 Thess. (1629) 159 They vowed to suffer losse, I say not of life, but of the infim... Oxford English Dictionary
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infimate
▪ I. † ˈinfimate, n. Obs. rare. [ad. L. īnfimāt-is (Plautus) one of the lowest, f. infimus lowest, infimous; after optimate.] One of the lowest class.1733 Tull Horse-Hoing Husb. Pref. 7 He will not suffer, that the Possessors of Land shall be trampled on by Servants and Labourers, or other Infimates... Oxford English Dictionary
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infimity
inˈfimity nonce-wd. [ad. L. infimitās lowness, f. infim-us; see next; in mod.F. infimité.] The quality of being ‘infimous’; concr. an ‘infimous’ person.1885 Sat. Rev. 28 Mar. 410/2 Mediocrities, or rather infimities, like those who crowd the French chamber. Oxford English Dictionary
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infima species
‖ infima species (ˈɪnfɪmə ˈspiːʃiːz) Pl. infimæ species. [f. L. infima nom. fem. of infimus lowest (see infimous a.) + species n.] The lowest species of a classification or division; concr., an ‘infimous’ person (? obs.).1645 J. Howell Lett. I. xii. 23 Being contented to be the infima species, the l... Oxford English Dictionary
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Figuristian
† Figuristian Obs. (Meaning not clear.)1716 M. Davies Athen. Brit. II. To Rdr. 45 The infimous Class of Mechanick Figuristians. Oxford English Dictionary
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