no better than one ought to be

English

Adjective

no better than one ought to be

(dated, euphemistic) Sexually promiscuous.
- 1891, Charles Garvice, Better Than Life, page 290:
  Everybody agreed that though nothing was known concerning Mrs. Markwood, she was no better than she ought to be.

Synonyms

see Thesaurus:promiscuous

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.