worth·less

[wurth-lis]
adjective
without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.

Origin:
1580–90; worth1 + -less

worth·less·ly, adverb
worth·less·ness, noun
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worthless (ˈwɜːθlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  without practical value or usefulness
2.  without merit; good-for-nothing
 
'worthlessly
 
adv
 
'worthlessness
 
n

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Worthless is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
It went to the west debris field and brought up the left engine and a boatload
  of worthless scraps.
Knowing the opinions of an extremely small sample of self-selected respondents
  is worthless.
Their nets are trapping jellyfish: giant, gelatinous, wobbly and worthless.
And, charging fraud with worthless statistics is indeed an immoral practice of
  biology in my opinion.
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