groatsworth means an object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel. It carries an Arena rating of 1477, earned across 53 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, groatsworth ranks #888 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,037 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #2,135 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,708 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
Why “groatsworth” is a great word
GROATSWORTH — [Noun] The trifling quantity or object obtainable for a single groat, signifying a negligible amount or morsel. From groat (a small, obsolete English coin) + the connective -s- + -worth (denoting value). Unlike a "fortune," which denotes expansive wealth, or an "abundance," which suggests copious supply, a groatsworth is the arithmetic of meagerness. It is the last withered apple at the market stall, the final inch of tallow in a candle stub, the few coppers counted twice in a cold palm—the humble measure of all that is barely sufficient, and thus, of all that is dearly needed.
Etymology
From groat + -s- + -worth.
noun
- An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
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