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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Idle shiftlessness; uselessness.
Examples
“Why hesitate to say firmly and without quibble that personal abuse lies at the root of much of the feebleness, paleness, nervousness, and good-for-nothingness of the entire community?”
“Ireland to-day must be, therefore, accounted for on some other theory than the inherent good-for-nothingness of his nature.”
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines
“Wholesaling, laziness, lack of system, hurry, are the cause of good-for-nothingness of body and mind.”
“Talk away," I responded rather sullenly, for I expected a long sing-song about my good-for-nothingness in general -- a subject of which I was heartily tired.”
“There is for my great good-for-nothingness not that excuse.”
“At this juncture the Duchess sent for Bernardone, the broker, of whom she had so often complained to me, abusing his good-for-nothingness and utter worthlessness.”
“However, this shall not make me cast in your teeth the insatiable greediness, idiotcy, and good-for-nothingness of your predecessors.”
“Your very good-for-nothingness and sinfulness are your loudest claims.”
“But the fact is, I have given in to a shameful, lazy, good-for-nothingness lately, and this morning I woke up in a better fashion, and, being minded to get up, I would not let the brisk inspiration be lost for the small want of a fire.”
Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh Carlyle
“But happily there is no better dispeller of mental {18} fog than a friendly conference of those who are in earnest, and it did not take long to convince these conferees that the man's good-for-nothingness was, in part at least, their own fault.”
Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers
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