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never-would-be

never-would-be noun: one who will never achieve a great amount of success.

Noun

never-would-be (plural never-would-bes)

  1. (nonce-word) One who will never achieve a great amount of success.
    • State politicians were still generally despised as second-raters, has-beens and never-would-bes more interested in lining their own pockets than in delivering services to those whom they were supposed to represent.2010, Mungo MacCallum, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 28

Forms of never-would-be

pluralnever-would-bes

Questions about never-would-be

What does never-would-be mean?
Never-would-be means one who will never achieve a great amount of success.
What part of speech is never-would-be?
Never-would-be is a noun.
What is the plural of never-would-be?
The plural of never-would-be is never-would-bes.

Words near never-would-be in the dictionary

  1. never-waser
  2. never-wasers
  3. never-wasser
  4. never-wassers
  5. never-weres
  6. never-would-be
  7. never-would-bes
  8. never-wozzer
  9. never-wozzers
  10. neverenda
  11. neverender

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