ne'er-do-well

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good-for-nothing.

   “So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units.”

2. isim A person who is up to no good; a rogue.
3. sıfat Showing the characteristics of a ne'er-do-well: indolent, worthless, or roguish.

   “The brother who sought me out and would have redeemed me from the power of darkness, but he couldn't; and has robbed himself of joy and comfort in life to keep his ne'er-do-well brother from starvation; who has paid his debts over and taken him out of jail again and again....”