= unworthy, adj. 1 2 3. Of persons.

Of a poor, worthless, or vile quality or condition; sorry, miserable; of little account. Of persons.

Contemptible, paltry, mean; small-minded. Now somewhat rare.

Mean, ungenerous; ignoble; restricted in emotion or feeling, hard-hearted.

Despicable; vile; reprehensible. Obsolete.

Of persons: not worthy; lacking worth or merit; undeserving; hence, despicable, contemptible.

Distinguished by base, vile, or unworthy character or quality; contemptible.

Wicked, vile; = unwrast, adj.

Of poor quality or little worth. gen. Not of the expected or requisite quality; poor, worthless; deficient, inferior; of a low standard, below par…

Lecherous; also in wider sense, base, vile.

In moral sense: Mean, base. Obsolete.

To be despised or treated with contempt; contemptible, despicable. Now rare.

Base in character or disposition; given to committing vile or criminal acts.

Deserving of contempt; despicable.

figurative. Dirty, filthy, obscene. Also as a general term of abuse: Mean, scurvy, sorry, vile, contemptible. Also, inferior, poor, bad; ill; in…

Wretched, miserable. Obsolete.

Vile, bad.

Rotten, worthless, contemptible. Cf. roynish, adj., scurvy, adj. 2a.

†Mentally or morally inferior; lacking in courage or spirit (obsolete). Later more generally: low, mean, contemptible. Now rare or merged in other…

Costing or valued at sevenpence. Formerly also in extended use: †inferior, contemptible (obsolete).

Of a person: offensive, annoying; contemptible. In more recent use frequently passing into sense 2b.

Slothful, spiritless; stupid, ignorant; (sometimes more generally) contemptible.

Disgraceful, contemptible, low. In later use colloquial as an intensifier.

To be despised; contemptible.

Beggarly, poor; mean, contemptible.

figurative. ‘Scurvy’, mean, paltry, contemptible. (Cf. scabbed, adj. 2.) Of things.

Disgusting, contemptible.

That is the object of indignation, hateful; that is the object of disdain. Obsolete.

Deserving or provoking contempt; contemptible, despicable. Now rare.

To be looked down upon or despised; vile, base, contemptible.

attributive and in other combinations, as skit-brains, skit-brained, in opprobrious use.

Deserving of contempt; contemptible; despicable.

Of actions, conduct, character, etc.: Despicable on moral grounds; deserving to be regarded with abhorrence or disgust; characterized by baseness or…

Of things, actions, etc.: low, despicable, immoral, lewd. Obsolete.

Bad; contemptible, worthless; untrustworthy; disreputable. Obsolete.

Regarded with scorn, contemptible. Obsolete.

attributive or adj. ? Wretched, mean.

Having the character of a tinker or of a tinker's work; clumsy, bungling, unskilful; of poor quality; mean, low, disreputable.

Of a person: lacking worth or merit; morally deficient; contemptible, despicable.

Displaying the spirit of a beggar; mean, sordid.

Of a person: despicable, base; weak, unimportant, not worthy of consideration.

Expressing depreciation: To be had for a halfpenny; worth no more than a halfpenny; of contemptible value; trumpery. Also three-halfpenny, twopenn…

Characteristic of a dog bolt (sense A. 1); wretched, contemptible. Obsolete.

Evoking pitying contempt; very small, poor, or meagre; paltry; inadequate, insignificant; despicable, contemptible. Cf. pitiable, adj. 3.

Marked or characterized by, partaking or suggestive of, sneaking; hence, mean, contemptible.

literal. Worth three obols; in use always figurative, of little or no worth, vile, paltry, mean, contemptible. (Cf. twopenny-halfpenny adj. at tw…

Worm-like; as weak or despicable as a worm.

Low in character or manners; mean, contemptible.

Indignant, resentful. Obsolete.

figurative. Poor, contemptible. Cf. measly, adj. 3. Obsolete.

derogatory. Mean, contemptible. Obsolete.

Relating to or characteristic of a rogue; disreputable; vile, wretched. Cf. roguish, adj. 1a 1b Obsolete.

Indicating reprehension or disapproval: vile, wretched. Obsolete.

Deserving of contempt; contemptible.

transferred and figurative. Of persons, qualities, conditions, etc.: Abject, base, low, mean, sordid.

Frivolous, trifling, fickle; to be slighted, contemptible. Obsolete.

Worthy of disdain.

gen. Disgusting; inferior; contemptible.

attributive or as adj. Snotty-nosed.

Contemptible.

that has a head like that of a cittern, spec. in grotesqueness of appearance or lack of intelligence (cf. wooden-headed adj. at wooden, adj.…

figurative. Grovelling; earthy; crooked, tortuous.

derogatory. That wets the bed; (more generally) despicable, contemptible. Now rare.

in same sense.

To be disparaged.

derogatory (chiefly U.S. regional (southern)). Designating a person regarded as low, cowardly, or contemptible; esp. (in the southern United States)…

= inestimable, adj. 3.

quasi-adj. Base, mean.

Evoking pitying contempt; mean, paltry, inadequate; poor, pathetic, lamentable; = pitiful, adj. 4.

That stains the honour of the persons engaged; dishonourably sordid, base, mean, or corrupt; despicable. Colloquial phrase dirty work at the cross…

= shabby, adj.

Of persons, their actions, etc.: Contemptibly mean, ungenerous, or dishonourable. Often applied, in a lighter tone, to conduct which is less friendly…

Dirty, mean, paltry, contemptible, etc. Now dialect or slang.

Having the nose running or dirty with snot; also, mean, paltry, contemptible.

Originally English regional. Despicable, contemptible; disreputable, sordid. Now colloquial.

Contemptible, despicable; base, worthless. Also as an intensifier. Cf. cullionly, adj.

Of a thing: Base, degraded in character or type. Obsolete. rare.

= scald, adj.1

Mean in appearance or amount; petty, paltry, contemptibly poor or small. Obsolete.

Of fig-tree wood, i.e. worthless (see Horace Sat. i. viii. 1).

Lacking solid worth or merit.

Very small, poor, or meagre; inadequate, insignificant; despicable, contemptible. Cf. pitiful, adj. 4.

Insignificant, shabby, paltry, of poor appearance.

Not deserving of imitation; not to be imitated. rare.

Like a ‘scrub’, contemptible.

figurative. (Cf. worm, n. 13.)

Of an action, motive, etc.: base, low; mean, ungenerous.

Of a person: of low social status, lower-class; coarse, vulgar, disreputable; (later also) despicable, contemptible.

Having bad flesh; carrion-like; rotten, foul, nasty; worthless. Of soil: Soft, peaty.

(a) dishonest, mean, or contemptible (cf. sense 2a); (b) reminiscent of a skunk, esp. in odour or appearance.

colloquial (originally U.S.). As a general term of abuse: contemptible, low, mean. Obsolete.

slang. Poor, shabby, despicable; esp. (of persons) mean, stingy; occasionally, in poor health, ‘seedy’.

Resembling or characteristic of a cockroach. Also figurative: despicable, base, foul (cf. cockroach, n. 2).

= worthless, adj. In later use esp.: (of a person, or a person's behaviour) unworthy, dishonest, wicked; irresponsible, lazy; promiscuous (cf. wor…

Chiefly U.S. slang (derogatory and offensive). Supposedly used by, characteristic of, or suitable for black people; contemptible, disreputable, or…

Of people: worthless, disreputable. colloquial.

slang (originally U.S.). Usually attributive. Of, relating to, or regarded as characteristic of this type of person.

Of a person: objectionable, contemptible, despicable, unpleasant. Cf. crud, n.1 2.

Disgusting, contemptible; low-grade, degrading; = shitten, adj. 2.

Inferior, contemptible; pretentious, flashy. Cf. tin-pot, n. 4.

Senselessly discursive or talkative, babbling; esp. of a person, used chiefly as an intensive adjective, with the meaning ‘consummate’ (frequently in…

Despicable, obnoxious, contemptible, damnable. Used esp. as an intensifier.

Bad, contemptible.

Bald, balding; (also) shabby; pitiable.

Contemptible; worthless; inept.

Of behaviour, etc.: ungenerous, dishonourable; contemptible. Cf. shabby, adj. 2a.

An exclamation of scorn or derision. Also attributive and transferred.

Expressing anger, frustration, or contempt: unpleasant, hellish; despicable. Used esp. as an intensifier.

Contemptible; ugly. Also as a more general term of abuse.

characteristic of a turd (in sense 3), unpleasant, obnoxious; (also) rubbishy, worthless, crappy; cf. turdy, adj., shitty, adj. 2.

Contemptible, damnable. Frequently in weakened use as an intensifier.

Foolish, worthless, contemptible; (also) deliberately obnoxious.

Worthless, contemptible.

Deserving of contempt; worthless. Also: in a state of disorder or disarray; messed up, ruined.

foul with nasal mucus; conceited; inexperienced and contemptible; = snotty-nosed, adj.

North American colloquial. Characteristic of or like a jerk (jerk, n.1 12); foolish, stupid; deliberately obnoxious.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.) (euphemistic). = motherfucking, adj.

Shabby or dirty in appearance; sordid, disreputable; more generally, of poor quality, inferior.

Contemptible, despicable, damnable. Also in weakened use as an intensifier (cf. fucking, adj. 2).

depreciative. (In attributive use.) Insignificant, worthless, petty; contemptible.

In early use: worthless, contemptible. Later: designating or characteristic of an unsophisticated person from a rural area; (also) tough…

derogatory. Despicable, contemptible, worthless.

Despicable, contemptible. Also simply as an intensifier.

Despicable, contemptible. Also simply as an intensifier.

Stupid; despicable.

slang. Inferior, of poor quality; bad, unsatisfactory, second-rate. Also as an intensifier, typically expressing annoyance, contempt, hostility…

Contemptible, bad, disgusting; shitty, adj. 2.

slang (originally and chiefly Australian). Frequently depreciative. Dirty, scruffy. In extended use: contemptible, unacceptable; (esp. among…

Stupid, feeble-minded; worthless; contemptible.

Dirty, grimy; murky.

As an intensifier. Cf. rassclaat, adj. pussyclaat, adj.

Contemptible, despicable, worthless.

Objectionable, unpleasant; worthless, rubbishy; (sometimes spec.) pretentious or self-important.

Characteristic of or like a twat (twat, n. 2); stupid, obnoxious, contemptible.

Characteristic of or like a twat (twat, n. 2); stupid, obnoxious, contemptible.

Stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible; characteristic or typical of a douchebag (douchebag, n. 2) or douche (douche, n. 4).

Worthless, rubbishy; self-indulgent. Also as a general term of disparagement. Cf. wanky, adj.2 1.

slang. Characteristic of or like a cock (cock, n.1 11); obnoxious, provocative, or otherwise annoying or contemptible. Cf. dickish, adj.