no-good — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Having no value, use or merit.

noun

1

A worthless or useless person.

The jail had not housed a white criminal in over four years, and there is seldom a prisoner of any kind, the Sheriff being a lazy no-good, prone to take his ease with a bottle of liquor, and let trouble-makers and thieves, even the most dangerous type of cutthroats, run free and wild.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

lazy, toxic

NO-GOOD + NOUN

friends, prone, yours

PREP.

with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — returned for lack of funds

rubber

adjective — without merit

good-for-nothing
good-for-naught
meritless
no-account
no-count
sorry

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

no-good ass

A contemptible or undesirable person, especially a contemptible or undesirable boyfriend.

He's a no-good ass!

Example Bank

2

01

The jail had not housed a white criminal in over four years, and there is seldom a prisoner of any kind, the Sheriff being a lazy no-good, prone to take his ease with a bottle of liquor, and let troub

Wiktionary

02

You should really stop hanging out with those toxic, no-good friends of yours.

Tatoeba · #9171479

Usage Notes

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