no-good
lacking worth or merit; useless; bad: This no-good faucet never did work properly. Her no-good brother sold me the car.
a person or thing that is worthless or undependable.
Origin of no-good
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How to use no-good in a sentence
Lauren Ashburn on why parents should worry about this no-good, horrible idea.
Facebook Aims Low, May Allow the Under-13 Crowd to Sign Up | Lauren Ashburn | June 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI should thus have some satisfaction for the harm this no-good Noman has done me.'
The Odyssey | HomerIt was near Caulfield, on the Melbourne side of "no-good-damper swamp."
The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale"Heard him talkin' tuh that no-good, gambling smooth-talkin' hombre named Lonergan," said Gimlet.
The Lone Ranger Rides | Fran StrikerThen said Mr no-good, Away with such a fellow from the earth.
Why, Bill, I knowed you hed a no-good outfit ridin' this range; but I wasn't wise thet you hed more 'n one criminal.
The Light of Western Stars | Zane Grey
Other Idioms and Phrases with no-good
Unsatisfactory, inadequate; also, no use. For example, This work is no good; it'll have to be done over, or It's no good complaining since there's nothing we can do, or I tried to appeal to his sense of generosity, but it did no good. [Mid-1800s] Also see come to an end (to no good), def. 2; do any (no) good.
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