Meaning of no-account | Babel Free

Definitions

Of no value or merit; good-for-nothing; of no account.

British, US, colloquial

Examples

“"There are ten or fifteen hound-dogs around the yard, and they are actually too no-account to scratch⟳ the fleas off."”

“"Well, I'm sorry to have⟳ had to be the one to give⟳ you the bad news," he says. What bad news would that be? I'm wondering. That's just one more no-account Carter for me not to have⟳ to think⟳ on.”

“You see⟳, corporal, the human race⟳ is getting worse all the time. Each year we know⟳ less than we did in the preceding. We're more no-account now than we were five hundred years ago.”

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