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losel

  • /ˈləʊzəl/ UK
  • /ˈloʊzəl/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English losel (also lorel), from *losen, loren, past participle of lesen (“to lose”), equivalent to lose + -le.

noun losels · lozel · lozell

  1. archaic A worthless or despicable person, scoundrel. Dowtles such losels Make the churche to be In smale auctoryte; […]

    Similar: lidderon

adjective more losel · most losel · lozel · lozell

  1. Worthless; wasteful.

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@misc{losel_2026,
  title = {losel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/losel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}