worthless+person

  • 81good-for-nothing — I noun an idle worthless person • Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑goof off, ↑ne er do well, ↑no account, ↑good for naught • Derivationally related forms: ↑good for naught ( …

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  • 82no-account — I noun an idle worthless person • Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑goof off, ↑ne er do well, ↑good for nothing, ↑good for naught • Derivationally related forms: ↑good for naught ( …

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  • 83scum — n. & v. n. 1 a layer of dirt, froth, or impurities etc. forming at the top of liquid, esp. in boiling or fermentation. 2 (foll. by of) the most worthless part of something. 3 colloq. a worthless person or group. v. (scummed, scumming) 1 tr.… …

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  • 84foo|ty — «FUT ee, FOO tee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est, noun, plural ties. Informal. –adj. poor; worthless; trashy. –n. a worthless person or thing …

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  • 85hil|ding — «HIHL dihng», noun, adjective. Archaic. –n. a mean, worthless person. –adj. worthless; base: »He was some hilding fellow that had stolen the horse he rode on (Shakespeare). ╂[perhaps < obsolete hield to bend down + ing1] …

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  • 86lo|sel — «LOH zuhl, LOO ; LOZ uhl», noun, adjective. Archaic. –n. a worthless person; scoundrel. –adj. good for nothing; worthless. ╂[Middle English losel, apparently alteration of Old English losen, alternate past participle of lēosan lose. Compare etym …

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  • 87no-ac|count — «NOH uh KOWNT», adjective, noun. –adj. U.S. Informal. worthless; good for nothing: »A lazno account, good for nothing thief (David Cushman). –n. a worthless person; good for nothing fellow: »dispensing wisdom to no accounts like Billy Bigelow… …

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  • 88ne'er-do-well — noun /ˈnɛə.duˌwɛl,ˈnɛr.duˌwɛl/ a) A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good for nothing. b) A person who is up to no good; a rogue.… …

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  • 89Drongo — 1. dope, stupid person; inept person, awkward or embarrassing person; worthless person; 2. (originally) raw recruit in the Royal Australian Air Force (probably from drongo a type of bird, though widely believed to be from Drongo the name of a… …

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  • 90drongo — Australian Slang 1. dope, stupid person; inept person, awkward or embarrassing person; worthless person; 2. (originally) raw recruit in the Royal Australian Air Force (probably from drongo a type of bird, though widely believed to be from Drongo… …

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