figurative. Empty, insubstantial, vain, void, futile.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [adjective] (29) tooma1250 figurative. Empty, insubstantial, vain, void, futile. beggarly1526 figurative. Intellectually poor, destitute of meaning or intrinsic value. trumpery1576 Of little or no value; trifling, paltry, insignificant; worthless, rubbishy, trashy. balductum1577 attributive quasi-adj. Trashy, rubbishy. skimble-skamble1598 Confused, incoherent, nonsensical, rubbishy. nonsense1621 That is nonsense; nonsensical. warbling1621 Of discourse: ? Ineffectual. (Cf. warble, v.1 4a figurative). Obsolete. flim-flam1631 Frivolous, idle, vain, nonsensical; also, deceptive, fictitious, sham. nonsensical1645 That is nonsense; of the nature of nonsense, full of nonsense; making no sense; absurd. unsensical1692 Nonsensical. fiddlecome1697 Nonsensical, silly, trumpery. waffling1698 mataeological1716 of or relating to mataeology; (of discourse) vain or fruitless. flummery1749 figurative. Mere flattery or empty compliment; nonsense, humbug, empty trifling. water-gruelish1788 slip-sloppish1797 of the nature of slip-slop. twaddling1804 Having the character of twaddle; empty and prosy; rubbishy. twaddle1830 attributive or adj. Of the nature of twaddle; empty and prosy; in quot. 1830, feeble. twaddly1841 Characterized by, or of the nature of, twaddle. fee-faw-fumish1846 poppycock1852 Nonsense, rubbish, humbug. Also as int. boshy1860 Of the nature of bosh; contemptible, worthless. twaddlesome1865 full of or addicted to twaddle. moonshiny1880 Of the nature of moonshine; fanciful, unreal, insubstantial. Cf. moonshine, n. 2a. cockalorum1881 Nonsensical, ridiculous. Also: pompous, self-important. tommyrotic1894 Nonsensical, ridiculous. Cf. tommyrot, n. crappy1928 colloquial (originally U.S.). Inferior, of poor quality, worthless, rubbishy; very bad, awful, dreadful. ballsy1942 That is ‘balls’ (see ball, n.1 12a); nonsensical, ridiculous. rare. farkakte1960 slang. Inferior, of poor quality; bad, unsatisfactory, second-rate. Also as an intensifier, typically expressing annoyance, contempt, hostility… |
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