Good-for-nothing definition

go͝odfər-nŭthĭng
A person of little worth or usefulness.
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Useless or worthless.
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Having little worth; useless.
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A useless or worthless person.
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A person of little worth or usefulness.
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(idiomatic) Useless; worthless.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
good-for-nothing
Plural:
good-for-nothings

Good-for-nothing Sentence Examples

  • In one scene, the photographer lashes out at his guest, accusing him of being a lazy good-for-nothing.

  • In fact I've never seen such a slovenly bunch of good-for-nothing slackers in all my life!

  • Are not tares a hindrance, sharing the strength of the soil with the good seed, while they themselves are good for nothing?

  • But he's a good-for-nothing lad!

  • If I were not naturally a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing vagabond, I could make it pay me $ 20,000 a year.

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