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worthless

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worth·less  (wûrthls)
adj.
1. Lacking worth; of no use or value.
2. Low; despicable.

worthless·ly adv.
worthless·ness n.

worthless [ˈwɜːθlɪs]
adj
1. without practical value or usefulness
2. without merit; good-for-nothing
worthlessly  adv
worthlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
valuable - having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"
2.worthlessworthless - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

worthless
adjective
1. valueless, poor, miserable, trivial, trifling, paltry, trashy, measly, wretched, two a penny (informal), rubbishy, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), wanky (taboo slang), a dime a dozen, nugatory, chickenshit (U.S. slang), negligible This piece of old junk is totally worthless.
valueless valuable, precious, profitable
2. useless, meaningless, pointless, futile, no use, insignificant, unimportant, ineffectual, unusable, unavailing, not much cop (Brit. slang), inutile, not worth a hill of beans (chiefly U.S.), negligible, pants (slang) Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
useless important, significant, effective, useful, valuable, profitable, productive, worthwhile, fruitful, consequential
3. good-for-nothing, base, abandoned, useless, vile, abject, despicable, depraved, contemptible, ignoble Murphy was an evil, worthless man.
good-for-nothing decent, worthy, noble, upright, honourable
Translations
worthless [ˈwɜːθlɪs] ADJ (= of no monetary value) → sin ningún valor; (= useless) → inútil; (= despicable) → despreciable
the painting was quite worthlessla pintura apenas tenía ningún valor
a worthless individualun tipo despreciable

worthless [ˈwɜːrθləs] adj
[object] → sans valeur
[person] to be worthless → être un(e) moins que rien
She was convinced that she was ugly and worthless → Elle était convaincue d'être laide et se voyait comme une moins que rien.
to feel worthless → se sentir dévalorisé(e), avoir perdu toute estime de soi(-même)
You feel you are really completely worthless and unlovable → Vous vous sentez dévalorisé et vous pensez que personne ne peut vous aimer., Vous avez perdu toute estime de vous-même et vous pensez que personne ne peut vous aimer.
to make sb feel worthless → dévaloriser qn

worthless
adjwertlos; person alsonichtsnutzig

worthless [ˈwɜːθlɪs] adj (effort, action, attempt) → inutile; (assurance, guarantee, object) → senza valore, di nessun valore
a worthless individual → un individuo spregevole
worthless [ˈwɜːθlɪs] adj (effort, action, attempt) → inutile; (assurance, guarantee, object) → senza valore, di nessun valore
a worthless individual → un individuo spregevole

worthless عديم القيمة bezcenný værdiløs wertlos τιποτένιος sin valor arvoton qui ne vaut rien bezvrijedan senza valore 価値のない 가치 없는 waardeloos verdiløs bezwartościowy sem valor бесполезный värdelös ที่ไม่มีคุณค่า değersiz không có giá trị 无价值的


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In my opinion it is a worthless one, and I would rather not have it in my possession.
Even a woman may be good, and also a slave; though the woman may be said to be an inferior being, and the slave quite worthless.
Willoughby, he, whom only half an hour ago she had abhorred as the most worthless of men, Willoughby, in spite of all his faults, excited a degree of commiseration for the sufferings produced by them, which made her think of him as now separated for ever from her family, with a tenderness, a regret, rather in proportion, as she soon acknowledged within herself--to his wishes than to his merits.
 
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