no good

See also: no-good

English

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Adjective

no good (not comparable)

1. worthless or of no merit

   Synonyms: good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, valueless; see also Thesaurus:worthless

   That boy's no good: it's no use our trying to fix it!

2. useless

   Synonyms: fruitless, pointless, vain; see also Thesaurus:futile

   What good is it asking you? It's no good talking to you: you never listen.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no,‎ good.

   You have no good excuse to do that!

Derived terms

• nogoodnik

Related terms

• any good
• no-good
• no fun
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