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بَذِىٌ

Root: بذو

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بَذِىٌ , or بَذِىٌ اللِّسَانِ, A man foul, unseemly, or obscene, in tongue: or lightwitted, weak, stupid, or ignorant, in behaviour; and foul, unseemly, or obscene, in speech; and so though speaking truth: fem. with ة: and pl. أَبْذِيَآءُ.
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