No-good (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The no-good politician was voted out of office after just one term.
- He's a no-good son who never helps his parents with anything.
- The old car was a no-good clunker that broke down every week.
- The no-good excuse for a teacher didn't even bother to grade our papers.
- The company hired a no-good contractor who did a terrible job on the renovation.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- The store owner was furious when the bank notified him that the customer's check was no-good due to insufficient funds.
- She was embarrassed when her no-good check bounced, causing her rent payment to be late.
- The landlord was skeptical of the tenant's promise to pay, having received a no-good check from him before.
- The bank charged a hefty fee for the no-good check, which had been written on a closed account.
- The merchant was out hundreds of dollars after accepting a no-good check from a customer who had since disappeared.