neither use nor ornament

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Implying that the subject has neither practical nor aesthetic value.

Adjective[edit]

neither use nor ornament (not comparable)

  1. (UK, colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly of a person) Useless.
    Where is that lad? He's neither use nor ornament!
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