15
ne'er-do-well(noun, adjective, person, worthless, industrious)
13
bum(noun, person, beat, bomb, disappointment)
12
worthless(noun, adjective, weak, poor, base)
11
wastrel(noun, person, worthless, industrious, idler)
10
no-good(noun, adjective, person, beat, poor)
10
valueless(adjective, poor, base, value, inferior)
9
undeserving(adjective, vile, shameful, unfit, worthless)
9
hobo(noun, idler, loafer)
9
no-account(adjective, poor, informal, base, value)
9
rascal(noun, person)
9
tramp(noun, person, worthless, idler, loafer)
9
useless(adjective, weak, poor, base, careless)
8
dysfunctional(weak, stupid, idle, useless, incompetent)
8
good-for-naught
8
goof-off(noun, idler)
8
loafer(noun, person, beat, bomb, disappointment)
8
scoundrel(noun, person)
8
wretch(noun, tough, cheat, rotten, dog)
7
derelict(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
7
ineffective(adjective, weak, poor, base, careless)
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