Word Study
losing (root: lose)
CIDE DICTIONARY
losing, a. [See Losenger.].
Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. [1913 Webster]
"Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nick-named Losing, that is, the Flatterer." [1913 Webster]
Causing or likely to cause a loss; as, a losing game or business; a losing strategy. [1913 Webster]
"Who strive to sit out losing hands are lost." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
losing
Loss
N loss, deperdition, perdition, forfeiture, lapse, privation, bereavement, deprivation, riddance, damage, squandering, waste, losing, not having, shorn of, deprived of, denuded, bereaved, bereft, minus, cut off, dispossessed, rid of, quit of, out of pocket, lost, long lost, irretrievable, off one's hands, Int, farewell to!, adieu to.For further exploring for "losing" in Webster Dictionary Online