no-account
worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling.
a worthless person; good-for-nothing.
Origin of no-account
1- Also no-count.
Words Nearby no-account
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How to use no-account in a sentence
"Instead of bein' a jackpot bunch of triflin' no-account scalawags," murmured Jack.
Oh, You Tex! | William Macleod RaineIf I came here, Joseph Stagg, it would cost you more money than youve been paying these no-account women.
Carolyn of the Corners | Ruth Belmore EndicottHer man was a no-account, who spent his time fishing in summer and hunting in winter, so that all the work fell to Tillie.
Blue Ridge Country | Jean ThomasI guess maybe it's because I'm kind of no-account myself that I understand these kids and they understand me.
Green Valley | Katharine ReynoldsTo-day it is nothing but a no-account little Dauphinese village.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for no-account
worthless; good-for-nothing
a worthless person
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