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ne'er-do-well

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naughtnoun

    an idle worthless person

Wikipedia

  1. Ne'er-do-well

    "Ne'er-do-well" is a derogatory term for a good-for-nothing person; or a rogue, vagrant or vagabond without means of support.

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  1. ne'er-do-well

    A ne'er-do-well is a person who is idle, irresponsible, or lacks ambition. They are often seen as lazy or unwilling to work, and may engage in dishonest or unscrupulous activities. Overall, it's a term used to describe a person who is not dependable, trustworthy, or useful to society due to their lack of productivity or moral integrity. The term comes from an old English phrase meaning "never do well."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ne'er-do-well in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ne'er-do-well in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ne'er-do-well in a Sentence

  1. Derek Mitchell:

    I would expect construction stocks to continue to do well with the prospect of further work to come from the rebuilding of those areas affected by the flooding.

  2. Steffen Seibert:

    The partners were in agreement over the need to stabilize the still fragile ceasefire in east Ukraine as well as to continue with the withdrawal of heavy weapons.

  3. Mark Lawton:

    We are already seeing resistance to mycoplasma genitalium because we are using antibiotics that treat chlamydia very well but doesn't treat mycoplasma very well.

  4. The Vermont senator:

    I think that argument -- that the only reason we're doing well, hopefully, here in New Hampshire because we're from a neighboring state, is not totally true.

  5. Danica McKellar:

    There’s this epidemic of kids being afraid of math, growing up that way, well, I’m starting young. This is book one of eight that that’ll be doing from Random House now, going through third grade. My mission is… kids are never going to remember a time when numbers scare them.


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