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ne'er-do-well
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Princeton's WordNet
goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naughtnoun
an idle worthless person
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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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ne'er-do-well in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ne'er-do-well in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of ne'er-do-well in a Sentence
The liquidity profile of the market is something we, our clients, and even regulators are increasingly focused on, it is well-known that banks are allocating less capital to trading and that liquidity in the secondary market is likely to be compromised for some time.
They are destabilizing the situation by building these artificial islands in a rapid amount of time and militarizing those facilities … and this is a major artery in which commercial traffic for the United States passes through as well as our military vessels, the U.S. has very strong interests in making sure these seas remain free and open.
Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain.
Total meltdown in the dressing room trying on jeans and I'm like, 'Well, Kayla, everything is not cut for everybody so you just have to find what works for you,' it's something I live with. It's something my mom lives with. She's going to have to live with it. It's just the way it is. (You) just have to find what manufacturer or designer works for you and live a healthy lifestyle and love yourself.
We were lucky to have such a well-trained crew who kept their cool throughout the flight !
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