worthless
pronunciation
How to pronounce worthless in British English:
UK [ˈwɜːθləs]
How to pronounce worthless in American English:
US [ˈwɜːrθləs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking in excellence or value
Word Origin
- worthless (adj.)
- 1580s, from worth (n.) + -less. Related: Worthlessly; worthlessness.
Synonym
sleazy trivial petty valueless inessential unserviceable inefficient unimportant superfluous empty idle inane unless cheesy inadequate bastardly inconsequential impracticable
Example
- 1. And even a battered apple device isn 't worthless .
- 2. There are so many sites that have unnecessary ajax animations or worthless parts that are loaded with ajax .
- 3. Even the former should now understand this : why , after all , accumulate worthless foreign assets ?
- 4. It might seem like cheating , but the other metals aren 't exactly worthless .
- 5. The vaults of german and french banks are stuffed with worthless assets .