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never-be

never-be noun: one who has no chance of succeeding or will never succeed.

Noun

never-be

  1. (derogatory, informal, uncommon) One who has no chance of succeeding or will never succeed.

Synonyms of never-be

Questions about never-be

What does never-be mean?
Never-be means one who has no chance of succeeding or will never succeed.
What part of speech is never-be?
Never-be is a noun.

Words near never-be in the dictionary

  1. never trust me
  2. never was
  3. never waste a crisis
  4. never you mind
  5. never've
  6. never-be
  7. never-been
  8. never-do-well
  9. never-do-wells
  10. never-dying
  11. never-ending

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