never-do-well

From never (adverb) +‎ do (verb) +‎ well (adverb). First attested in 1664.^[1]

• enPR: nĕv′ər-do͞o-wĕl′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.ə.duːˌwɛl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.əɹ.duˌwɛl/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈnev.ə.dʉːˌwel/

  (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈnev.ɐ.dʉːˌwel/, /ˈnev.a.dʉːˌwel/

• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.əɹ.dʉˌwɛl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.əʳ.ɖuːˌwɛl/

• Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)duːwɛl
• Hyphenation: nev‧er-do-well

never-do-well (plural never-do-wells)(Northeastern US)

1. Alternative form of ne'er-do-well.

never-do-well (comparative more never-do-well, superlative most never-do-well)(Northeastern US)

1. Alternative form of ne'er-do-well.

• “never-do-well”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.