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Ne'er - Do - Well / by Dornford Yates [pseud. C.W. Mercer] by Yates, Dornford (1885-1960): (1954)...
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NE'ER-DO-WELL Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for NE'ER-DO-WELL: lazy, good-for-nothing, worthless, no-good, idle, shiftless, useless, slothful; Antonyms of NE'ER-DO-WELL: ambitious, industrious,...
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