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no-account
[ noh-uh-kount ]
/ ˈnoʊ əˌkaʊnt /
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adjective
worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling.
noun
a worthless person; good-for-nothing.
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Origin of no-account
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby no-account
NNP, NNW, no, No. 1, NOAA, no-account, no accounting for tastes, there's, Noachian, Noah, Noah and the Flood, Noahide Laws
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How to use no-account in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for no-account
no-account
adjective
worthless; good-for-nothing
noun
a worthless person
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