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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
Adjective
1. without value or usefulness: worthless junk bonds
2. without merit: he sees himself as a worthless creature
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, negligible << OPPOSITE valuable
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) << OPPOSITE useful
Translations

worthless [ˈwəːθlɪs] adjsin valor (= useless); inútil
worthless [ˈwəːθlɪs] worth adjqui ne vaut rien
worthless [ˈwəːθlɪs] worth adjwertlos
worthless [ˈwəːθlɪs] adjdi nessun valore


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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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