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NO-GOOD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
a no-good check
Synonyms:
no-good; rubber
Classified under:
Similar:
bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)
Domain category:
banking (transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Without merit; of little or no value or use
Example:
the car was a no-good piece of junk
Synonyms:
good-for-naught; good-for-nothing; meritless; no-account; no-count; no-good; sorry
Classified under:
Similar:
worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)