ne'er-do-welln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛːduːwɛl/, U.S.

/ˈnɛrduˌwɛl/, Scottish English

/ˈnerduwɛl/

Forms: 1800s ne'er-do-weel, 1800s– ne'er-do-well, 1900s– neer-do-weel; Scottish 1700s– ne'er-do-weel, 1700s– ne'er-do-well.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ne'er adv., do v., well adv. and n.⁴

Etymology: < ne'er adv. + do v. + well adv. and n.⁴Use of forms in -weel in Standard English reflects identification of the word as typically Scottish or northern English regional (compare forms s.v. well adv. and n.⁴).

Originally Scottish.

A. n.

A good-for-nothing; a worthless, disreputable person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun]

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1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 57 Some ha'e a hantla Fauts, ye are only a Ne'er-do-well.

1824 J. Hogg Private Mem. Justified Sinner 338 He..said he dreaded I was some ne'er-do-weel, run from my parents or guardian.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xlviii. 521 Only some drunken ne'er-do-weel finding his way home.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs II. 76 A literary ne'er-do-weel, destined never to achieve fortune.

1934 G. B. Shaw Too True to be Good iii. 86 The prodigal son was a spendthrift and neer-do-weel who was reduced to eating the husks that the swine did eat.

1977 K. M. E. Murray Caught in Web of Words (1979) xvii. 330 In contrast to so many large Victorian families, there was no weakling or ne'er-do-well amongst them.

2001 Outside Oct. 112/1 His older brother, Davy, shoots two town ne'er-do-wells and lams it on horseback into the pastured Minnesota night.

B. adj.

Never doing any good; good-for-nothing, worthless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [adjective]

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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > worthless

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1773 R. Fergusson Poems 118 Ne'er-do-weel horse-coupers.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 151 Our auld ne'er-do-weel deevil's buckie o' a mither.

1857 E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë I. ii. 17 One of those ne'er-do-well lads who seem to have a kind of magnetic power for misfortunes.

1872 J. C. Jeaffreson Brides & Bridals I. ix. 132 A saucy, tippling, ne'er-do-well fellow.

1952 P. Bowles Let it come Down xiv. 161 The ne'er-do-well brother of the Beidaouis,..she had had an unpleasant scene with him at the cocktail party.

1989 R. Baker Good Times x. 122 Did she think it was the wastrel's ne'er-do-well, spendthrift life, easy come, easy go, Mama's rich and Pape don't care?

Derivatives

ˈne'er-do-ˌwellism n. rare disreputable, good-for-nothing behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [noun]

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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness

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1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Aug. 3/1 Drunkenness, ne'er-do-wellism [etc.].

1964 N. Asch in Commentary Jan. 55/1 There is more apostasy, suicide, homosexuality, fraud and lying as well as plain ne'er-do-wellism among..[the children of famous artists] than among the children of other kinds of people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neer-do-well
释义	ne'er-do-welln.adj. Brit. /ˈnɛːduːwɛl/, U.S. /ˈnɛrduˌwɛl/, Scottish English /ˈnerduwɛl/ Forms: 1800s ne'er-do-weel, 1800s– ne'er-do-well, 1900s– neer-do-weel; Scottish 1700s– ne'er-do-weel, 1700s– ne'er-do-well. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ne'er adv., do v., well adv. and n.⁴ Etymology: < ne'er adv. + do v. + well adv. and n.⁴Use of forms in -weel in Standard English reflects identification of the word as typically Scottish or northern English regional (compare forms s.v. well adv. and n.⁴). Originally Scottish. A. n. A good-for-nothing; a worthless, disreputable person. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] ribalda1250 brethelingc1275 filec1300 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 unsel155. pelf1551 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 scald1575 baggage1594 arrant1605 good-for-nothing1611 hilding1611 vauneant1621 idle-pack1624 thimble-maker1654 never-do-well1664 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 blackguard1732 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 good-for-naught1773 rip1781 mauvais sujet1793 scamp1808 waffie1808 loose fish1809 ne'er-do-good1814 hard bargain1818 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 rodney1877 git1939 no-hoper1944 piss artist1962 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person brethelingc1275 filec1300 dogc1330 ribald1340 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 triflera1382 brothelc1390 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 vagrant1444 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 carrion1547 slim1548 unsel155. pelf1551 shifterc1562 rag1566 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 nothing-worth1580 baggage1594 roly-poly1602 bash-rag1603 arrant1605 ragabash?1609 flabergullion1611 hilding1611 hard bargain1612 slubberdegullion1612 vauneant1621 knick-knacker1622 idle-pack1624 slabberdegullion1653 thimble-maker1654 whiffler1659 never-do-well1664 good-for-nought1671 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shabaroon1699 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 hallion1789 scamp1808 waffie1808 ne'er-do-good1814 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 good-for-nothing1847 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 toe-rag1875 rodney1877 toe-ragger1896 low-lifer1902 punk1904 lowlife1909 ringtail1916 git1939 no-hoper1944 schlub1950 piss artist1962 dead leg1964 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 57 Some ha'e a hantla Fauts, ye are only a Ne'er-do-well. 1824 J. Hogg Private Mem. Justified Sinner 338 He..said he dreaded I was some ne'er-do-weel, run from my parents or guardian. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xlviii. 521 Only some drunken ne'er-do-weel finding his way home. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs II. 76 A literary ne'er-do-weel, destined never to achieve fortune. 1934 G. B. Shaw Too True to be Good iii. 86 The prodigal son was a spendthrift and neer-do-weel who was reduced to eating the husks that the swine did eat. 1977 K. M. E. Murray Caught in Web of Words (1979) xvii. 330 In contrast to so many large Victorian families, there was no weakling or ne'er-do-well amongst them. 2001 Outside Oct. 112/1 His older brother, Davy, shoots two town ne'er-do-wells and lams it on horseback into the pastured Minnesota night. B. adj. Never doing any good; good-for-nothing, worthless. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [adjective] forcouthc888 goodlesseOE undoughtya1225 voidc1380 bare1399 stark naught1528 worthilessa1542 queer1567 worthless1573 hilding1577 baggage1580 arrant1581 offal1588 lorel1590 losel1601 ragamuffin1602 loselled1606 loselly1611 valuelessa1616 ragamuffa1626 good-for-nothing1706 ne'er-do-well1773 rotten1813 neat1824 scamping1832 good-for-naught1835 no good1838 scampish1847 ne'er-do-wellish1890 no good1904 upter1919 never-do-well1933 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > worthless forcouthc888 worthless1576 hilding1577 baggage1580 lorel1590 losel1601 ragamuffin1602 loselled1606 loselly1611 offala1626 ragamuffa1626 vagabond1630 good-for-nought1663 good-for-nothing1706 ne'er-do-well1773 ragabash1818 neat1824 scamping1832 scampish1847 wutless1853 trashy1862 ne'er-do-wellish1890 suck-egg1892 never-do-well1933 punk-ass1971 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 118 Ne'er-do-weel horse-coupers. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 151 Our auld ne'er-do-weel deevil's buckie o' a mither. 1857 E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë I. ii. 17 One of those ne'er-do-well lads who seem to have a kind of magnetic power for misfortunes. 1872 J. C. Jeaffreson Brides & Bridals I. ix. 132 A saucy, tippling, ne'er-do-well fellow. 1952 P. Bowles Let it come Down xiv. 161 The ne'er-do-well brother of the Beidaouis,..she had had an unpleasant scene with him at the cocktail party. 1989 R. Baker Good Times x. 122 Did she think it was the wastrel's ne'er-do-well, spendthrift life, easy come, easy go, Mama's rich and Pape don't care? Derivatives ˈne'er-do-ˌwellism n. rare disreputable, good-for-nothing behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [noun] rusteOE vice1297 corrumpciona1340 infectiona1398 corruptiona1400 foulinga1400 viciousness1440 inquination1447 turpitude1490 intoxicationa1513 pravitya1513 bracery1540 insincerity1548 corruptness1561 sophistication1564 faultiness1571 depravation1577 base-mindedness1582 mangling1585 reprobacy1591 uninnocence1593 vitiosity1603 turkessing1612 reprobancea1616 debauchedness1618 tortuosity1621 depravedness1623 deboistness1628 debauchness1640 depravity1646 corruptedness1648 moral turpitude1660 unprincipledness1792 demoralization1797 erosion1804 miscreancy1804 trituration1832 unwholesomeness1881 ne'er-do-wellism1891 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness nought?a1425 nothing-worth1580 worthlessness1604 good-for-nothingness1740 scampishness1858 ne'er-do-wellism1891 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Aug. 3/1 Drunkenness, ne'er-do-wellism [etc.]. 1964 N. Asch in Commentary Jan. 55/1 There is more apostasy, suicide, homosexuality, fraud and lying as well as plain ne'er-do-wellism among..[the children of famous artists] than among the children of other kinds of people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1737
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