good-for-nothing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an idle worthless person
  2. adjective without merit

Synonyms

goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account, good-for-naught

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
idler

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