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never-would-bes

never-would-bes is the plural of never-would-be.

Meaning of never-would-be

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

Questions about never-would-bes

What is never-would-bes the plural of?
Never-would-bes is the plural of never-would-be.

Words near never-would-bes in the dictionary

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

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