"good-for-nothing" meaning in All languages combined

See good-for-nothing on Wiktionary

Adjective [Inglese]

Audio: en-us-good-for-nothing.ogg
  1. sfaccendato
    Sense id: it-good-for-nothing-en-adj-QndoML9N
  2. incapace, inetto
    Sense id: it-good-for-nothing-en-adj-e~Tjcq2I
  3. inutile
    Sense id: it-good-for-nothing-en-adj-TuP4zbDF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inept, ne'er-do-well, no-good, useless, worthless

Noun [Inglese]

Audio: en-us-good-for-nothing.ogg Forms: good-for-nothings [plural]
  1. fannullone
    Sense id: it-good-for-nothing-en-noun-e~wjXFPJ
  2. buono a nulla
    Sense id: it-good-for-nothing-en-noun--1i2DVKG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inept, ne'er-do-well, no-good, useless, worthless
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      "word": "ne'er-do-well"
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      "word": "worthless"
    }
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      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "word": "useless"
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      "word": "worthless"
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      "word": "no-good"
    },
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      "word": "useless"
    },
    {
      "word": "worthless"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "inept"
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      "word": "ne'er-do-well"
    },
    {
      "word": "no-good"
    },
    {
      "word": "useless"
    },
    {
      "word": "worthless"
    }
  ],
  "word": "good-for-nothing"
}

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