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ne'er-do-well
noun
- an improvident, irresponsible, or lazy person
adjective
- useless; worthless
your ne'er-do-well schemes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ne'er-do-well1
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Example Sentences
To be sure, the neer-do-well is very lively, very pushing, very enterprising in a tte--tte!
Bill Berry was a town neer-do-well, who more than once had aided Noddy in his schemes to make trouble for the motor boys.
On the other hand, the genuine criminal and also the drunken neer-do-well left no children.
If you dont count yourself of any importance, other people are mighty apt to pass you by as a neer-do-well.
A gambler probably; a neer-do-well certainly; and one to break his mothers heart in the end.
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