base
noun
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests.
baser
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comparativeof base.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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But it can also enhance our baser instincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But it also quite consciously plays to the baser side of us that takes cold comfort, even joy, at the miseries of the hyperwealthy.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Bizarre as all of this is, Ackman’s self-promotion has obscured a perhaps far baser motivation for attacking Harvard.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
But I am going to do all I can not to cave in to my baser angel.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
“I’ll appeal to his baser instincts, of which he has plenty. Here he comes now. Everybody keep quiet while I put the matter up to him!”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
