scampishadj.
/ˈskampɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈskæmpɪʃ/ Having the character or disposition of a scamp; characteristic of a scamp.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [adjective]
forcouthc888
goodlesseOE
undoughtya1225
voidc1380
bare1399
stark naught1528
worthilessa1542
queer1567
worthless1573
hilding1577
baggage1580
arrant1581
offal1588
lorel1590
losel1601
ragamuffin1602
loselled1606
loselly1611
valuelessa1616
ragamuffa1626
good-for-nothing1706
ne'er-do-well1773
rotten1813
neat1824
scamping1832
good-for-naught1835
no good1838
scampish1847
ne'er-do-wellish1890
no good1904
upter1919
never-do-well1933
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > worthless
forcouthc888
worthless1576
hilding1577
baggage1580
lorel1590
losel1601
ragamuffin1602
loselled1606
loselly1611
offala1626
ragamuffa1626
vagabond1630
good-for-nought1663
good-for-nothing1706
ne'er-do-well1773
ragabash1818
neat1824
scamping1832
scampish1847
wutless1853
trashy1862
ne'er-do-wellish1890
suck-egg1892
never-do-well1933
punk-ass1971
1847 T. De Quincey Nautico-mil. Nun of Spain in Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 435/2 The Alcalde personally renewed his regrets for the ridiculous scene of the two scampish oculists.
1892 Nation 28 Apr. 325/3 His temporary religious fervor is a scampish aberration.
Derivatives
ˈscampishly adv.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [adverb]
rottenly1878
scampishly1880
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adverb]
lorellya1475
knavishly1481
rascally1572
knavelya1593
roguishly1611
scoundrelously1681
queerly1699
rapscallionly1699
scampishly1880
1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am ix Vargas had been scampishly disposed at his best.
ˈscampishness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] > quality of
scamphood1845
scampishness1858
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness
nought?a1425
nothing-worth1580
worthlessness1604
good-for-nothingness1740
scampishness1858
ne'er-do-wellism1891
1858 S. Brooks Gordian Knot (1860) ii. 16 But he did his best for Arundel, alternately dilating upon the scampishness of Robert Spencer and the vulgarity of his wife [etc.].
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