good-for-naught meaning and definition

GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT noun

Definition of good-for-naught (noun)

1. an idle worthless person
   • synonyms: goldbrick, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account

GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT adjective

Definition of good-for-naught (adjective)

1. without merit
   • "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
   • synonyms: good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry