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good-for-naught

good-for-naught adjective: synonym of good-for-nothing.

Adjective

good-for-naught (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of good-for-nothing.

Noun

good-for-naught (plural good-for-naughts)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of good-for-nothing.

Synonyms of good-for-naught

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Forms of good-for-naught

pluralgood-for-naughts

Questions about good-for-naught

What does good-for-naught mean?
Good-for-naught means synonym of good-for-nothing.
What part of speech is good-for-naught?
Good-for-naught can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near good-for-naught in the dictionary

  1. good-cop/bad-cop
  2. good-day
  3. good-den
  4. good-evening
  5. good-fellowship
  6. good-for-naught
  7. good-for-naughts
  8. good-for-nothing
  9. good-for-nothingest
  10. good-for-nothingness
  11. good-for-nothings

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