losel

[loh-zuhl, loo-, loz-uhl]

noun

1. a worthless person; scoundrel.

adjective

1. worthless or useless.

losel

/ ˈləʊzəl /

noun

1. a worthless person

adjective

1. (of a person) worthless, useless, or wasteful

Word History and Origins

Origin of losel¹

1325–75; Middle English: literally, one who is lost, equivalent to los- (past participle stem of lose ) + -el -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of losel¹

C14: from losen, from the past participle of _lose

Example Sentences

“Are you going to lay your hand on her husband Losel and make him a better man? The way he treats her isn’t right. Man should never lay a hand on woman, save in love.”

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“And even Losel, who I don’t care for, is one of my neighbors all the same.”

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Tehlu told her that Deborah spent time in many different men’s beds, and Losel drank every day of the week, even on Mourning.

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Yauch is survived by his wife, Dechen Wangdu, and his daughter, Tenzin Losel Yauch.

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He is survived by his wife, Dechen Wengdu, and his daughter, Losel.

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