A person regarded as of little importance or worth. Cf. sense 4a. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > of little worth (9) toy1573 A person regarded as of little importance or worth. Cf. sense 4a. Obsolete. puny1579 An inferior, a subordinate; a person of no significance. Now archaic and rare. puisne1592 gen. A junior; an inferior, an underling; a novice. Obsolete. urchin1593 Applied allusively to persons (see quots.). short-arse1706 a person of small stature; a person of little account. rip1781 gen. A person or thing considered of little or no value. snip-jack1846 a person of little account or worth (cf. quot. 1846). twopence1866 figurative. Applied to a person of very little worth. jerk1935 colloquial (originally U.S.). Originally: an inept or pathetic person; a fool. Now: an objectionable or obnoxious person. Usually with reference to a… |
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