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Meanings of no-good in English

Without merit.

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Returned for lack of funds.

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Examples for "sorry"
1
He immediately said: 'I'm really sorry I interrupted such an important process.
A warrior's life: a biography of paulo coelho
2
I kept saying, 'Yes, sir; sorry, sir,' trying to calm him down.
The eyes of a king
3
His home had been left in a sorry state, Mr Oakes said.
Radio NZ
4
Fine, fine, I stopped feeling sorry for myself long enough to answer.
Bitch is the new black: a memoir
5
She answered it without speaking and a moment later said, I'm sorry.
Death masks
1
Vacher tried to explain: 'I'm an unhappy man, a cripple, a good-for-nothing.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
2
It's impossible to raise the whole metro to defend one good-for-nothing station .
Metro 2033
3
Grant's father considered his son a shiftless good-for-nothing for 30 yrs.
The new yorker
4
A good-for-nothing wench kissed me on the forehead, before I could prevent it.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07
5
A person who is constantly or continually criticized can become good-for-nothing.
Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
1
Caesars said the operating unit believed the allegations about the transfers were meritless.
Reuters
2
News Corp has described the claims relating to Shine as meritless.
Reuters
3
Coca-Cola spokesman Kent Landers called the lawsuit legally and factually meritless.
Reuters
4
Its new claims are as meritless as its original case, which a jury swiftly rejected.
Reuters
5
Phillips said the claims were completely meritless and have not impacted rehearsals in any way.
Reuters
1
Licking is strictly off-limits, especially for a no-account geek girl like me.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
2
She declared that his trifling, no-account nature made him all but impossible.
The Boss of Little Arcady
3
Can't a low-down, no-account man like me even laugh where there's happiness?
The Long Chance
4
Licking is strictly off-limits, especially for a no-account geek girl like me.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
5
She declared that his trifling, no-account nature made him all but impossible.
The Boss of Little Arcady
1
Ride this no-count plug of yourn to hunt them critters.
Land of the Burnt Thigh
2
He smiled grimly and thought of the little no-count and the tragedy of the white bantam.
The Man Thou Gavest
3
Marg is a type, sure and sartin, but Nella-Rose is a little no-count-that'swhat I say.
The Man Thou Gavest
4
Dat red-haided, no-count gemman what's a-makin up to Miss Kate is gwineter git her fo' sho-
Kennedy Square
1
Don't suppose I would waste time on a good-for-naught.
The Adventures of Prince Lazybones, and Other Stories
Usage of no-good in English
1
Stephanie, Stephanie, Stephanie, you work for your no-good cousin Vinnie catching hoodlums.
Two for the dough
2
And you, you no-good whore, no more little-girl tricks from you, either.
Body work
3
Grandma has her convinced that I'm some no-good son of a bitch.
The Duff
4
Then said Mr. No-good, Away with such a fellow from the earth.
The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come ...
5
Stephanie, Stephanie, Stephanie, you work for your no-good cousin Vinnie catching hoodlums.
Two for the dough
6
And you, you no-good whore, no more little-girl tricks from you, either.
Body work
7
Grandma has her convinced that I'm some no-good son of a bitch.
The Duff
8
Then said Mr. No-good, Away with such a fellow from the earth.
The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come ...
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