单词 | neer-do-wellish |
释义 | † ne'er-do-wellishadj.n. Obsolete. rare. = ne'er-do-well adj. In quot. 1890 as n. with the: worthless, disreputable people as a class. 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 1890 J. Middlemass Two False Moves I. xiii. 199 Only the rowdyish and ne'er-do-weelish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1890 |
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