ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

V. be inexpedient &c adj.; come amiss &c (disagree) 24; embarrass &c (hinder) 706; put
to inconvenience; pay too dear for one's whistle.
Adj. inexpedient, undesirable; unadvisable, inadvisable; objectionable; inapt, ineligible,
inadmissible, inconvenient; incommodious, discommodious † ; disadvantageous;
inappropriate, unfit &c (inconsonant) 24.
ill-contrived, ill-advised; unsatisfactory; unprofitable &c; unsubservient &c (useless)
645; inopportune &c (unseasonable) 135; out of place, in the wrong place; improper,
unseemly.
clumsy, awkward; cumbrous, cumbersome; lumbering, unwieldy, hulky † ;
unmanageable &c (impracticable) 704; impedient &c (in the way) 706 [Obs.].
unnecessary &c (redundant) 641.
Phr. it will never do.
648. [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness -- N. goodness &c adj.;
excellence, merit; virtue &c 944; value, worth, price.
super-excellence, supereminence; superiority &c 33; perfection &c 650; coup de
maitre [Fr.]; masterpiece, chef d'ouvre [Fr.], prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A 1,
nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the
earth; champion; prodigy.
tidbit; gem, gem of the first water; bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby,
brilliant, treasure; good thing; rara avis [Lat.], one in a thousand.
beneficence &c 906; good man &c 948.
V. be beneficial &c adj.; produce good, do good &c 618; profit &c (be of use) 644;
benefit; confer a benefit &c 618.
be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of.
produce a good effect; do a good turn, confer an obligation; improve &c 658.
do no harm, break no bones.
be good &c adj.; excel, transcend &c (be superior) 33; bear away the bell.
stand the proof, stand the test; pass muster, pass an examination.
challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.
Adj. harmless, hurtless † ; unobnoxious † , innocuous, innocent, inoffensive.
beneficial, valuable, of value; serviceable &c (useful) 644; advantageous, edifying,
profitable; salutary &c (healthful) 656.
favorable; propitious &c (hope-giving) 858; fair.
good, good as gold; excellent; better; superior &c 33; above par; nice, fine; genuine
&c (true) 494.
best, choice, select, picked, elect, recherche, rare, priceless; unparagoned † ,
unparalleled &c (supreme) 33; superlatively &c 33; good; bully [Slang], crackajack
[Slang], giltedged; superfine, superexcellent † ; of the first water; first-rate, first-class;
high-wrought, exquisite, very best, crack, prime, tiptop, capital, cardinal; standard &c
(perfect) 650; inimitable.
admirable, estimable; praiseworthy &c (approve) 931; pleasing &c 829; couleur de
rose [Fr.], precious, of great price; costly &c (dear) 814; worth its weight in gold, worth
a Jew's eye; priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye.
tolerable &c (not very good) 651; up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable;
satisfactory, tidy.