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单词 losel
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Definition of losel in English:

losel

noun ˈləʊz(ə)lˈlōzəl
dialect, archaic
  • A worthless person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We hear him through the night ranting and raving in his sleep: ‘Fie, losels and liars, knaves everyone.
    • Not since I backed a horse have I been pressed so hard; peril of life, jeopardy of land and livelihood, and to sum up, all these losels in the wood to hunt me down.
    • They are losels one and all.
    • While geomancing losels are represented in all walks of life, they seem to be most prevalent among politicians and their corporate benefactors.
adjective ˈləʊz(ə)lˈlōzəl
dialect, archaic
  • Good-for-nothing; worthless.

Origin

Late Middle English: apparently from los-, stem of obsolete lese 'lose', + -el.

 
 

Definition of losel in US English:

losel

nounˈlōzəl
dialect, archaic
  • A worthless person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While geomancing losels are represented in all walks of life, they seem to be most prevalent among politicians and their corporate benefactors.
    • They are losels one and all.
    • We hear him through the night ranting and raving in his sleep: ‘Fie, losels and liars, knaves everyone.
    • Not since I backed a horse have I been pressed so hard; peril of life, jeopardy of land and livelihood, and to sum up, all these losels in the wood to hunt me down.
adjectiveˈlōzəl
dialect, archaic
  • Good-for-nothing; worthless.

Origin

Late Middle English: apparently from los-, stem of obsolete lese ‘lose’, + -el.

 
 
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