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worthless

[ wurth-lis ]

adjective

  1. without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing:

    a worthless person; a worthless contract.



worthless

/ ˈwɜːθlɪs /

adjective

  1. without practical value or usefulness
  2. without merit; good-for-nothing


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Derived Forms

  • ˈworthlessness, noun
  • ˈworthlessly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • worthless·ly adverb
  • worthless·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of worthless1

First recorded in 1580–90; worth 1 + -less

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Example Sentences

“Before they became something to be saved, they were just worthless,” she writes.

He sold his worthless Current TV cable network to Al Jazeera for $500 million.

After everything I'd gone through, leaving would have made it worthless.

Except, of course, that green coffee is totally worthless as a weight loss supplement in the first place.

Evidently determined to put his inquisitors in their place, he gave them a worthless answer.

In other words, if one produces a large enough quantity of anything it becomes worthless.

A defective acknowledgment by a married woman is worthless, nor will any court compel her to make another one.

All of it was worthless—except to a man of vision—so, treading lightly, Scattergood went about acquiring what he needed.

They leave large holes which renders the leaf worthless for a cigar wrapper, leaving it fit only for fillers or seconds.

And he succeeded for the reason that his release was given without consideration and therefore was worthless.

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