no-account
no-account adjective: of no value or merit; good-for-nothing; of no account.
Adjective
no-account (comparative more no-account, superlative most no-account)
- Of no value or merit; good-for-nothing; of no account.
- "There are ten or fifteen hound-dogs around the yard, and they are actually too no-account to scratch the fleas off."1898, Joel Chandler Harris, Tales of the Home Folks in Peace and War, page 48
- "Well, I'm sorry to have had to be the one to give you the bad news," he says.
What bad news would that be? I'm wondering. That's just one more no-account Carter for me not to have to think on.2001, Charles De Lint, The Onion Girl, page 274
Synonyms of no-account
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- for the birds
- fucking
- garbagey
- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- goodless
- ineffectual
- jabberwocky
- junky
- mouldy
- no good / no-good
- nonvaluable
- not worth a damn
- not worth a dime
- not worth a plug nickel
- not worth a brass farthing
- not worth a cent
- not worth a cress
- not worth a curse
- not worth a Continental
- not worth a farthing
- not worth a nickel
- not worth a penny
- not worth salt
- not worth a whistle
- of no value
- pissass
- punk
- putid
- rubbishy
Forms of no-account
| comparative | more no-account |
|---|---|
| superlative | most no-account |
| alternative form | no-count |
Questions about no-account
- What does no-account mean?
- No-account means of no value or merit; good-for-nothing; of no account.
- What part of speech is no-account?
- No-account is an adjective.
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