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worth⋅less

  [wurth-lis]
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–adjective
without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
Origin:
1580–90; worth 1 + -less

Related forms:
worth⋅less⋅ly, adverb
worth⋅less⋅ness, noun
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worth·less   (wûrth'lĭs)   
adj.  
  1. Lacking worth; of no use or value.
  2. Low; despicable.
worth'less·ly adv., worth'less·ness n.
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Worthless

Worth"less\, a. [AS. weor[eth]le['a]s.] Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a worthless magistrate.

'T is a worthless world to win or lose. --Byron. -- Worth"less*ly, adv. -- Worth"less*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : worthless
Spanish: sin valor, inútil, despreciable,
German: wertlos,
Japanese: 無価値の
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