Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking worth; of no use or value.
- adjective Low; despicable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of no value or use; valueless; useless.
- Lacking in or destitute of worth, dignity, excellence, or merit; mean; contemptible.
- Unworthy; not deserving.
- Synonyms Unserviceable, unprofitable.
- Base, vile, depraved, graceless, trashy, trumpery, flimsy, tinsel, trifling, paltry, frivolous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not having
worth anduse , withoutvalue ,inconsequential .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective morally reprehensible
- adjective lacking in usefulness or value
Etymologies
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Examples
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Union under the Constitution, which he called a worthless bit of old parchment.
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Richard Taylor
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He wanted no restoration of the Union under the Constitution, which he called a worthless bit of old parchment.
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We now had music in the true sense of the word, and Conductor Alois Schmitt from Schwerin contributed an odd share by performing what he called a worthless old composition of his.
My Life — Volume 2 Richard Wagner 1848
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Contributing in the many ways that I can. what you call worthless rituals are not worthless to some.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local gardengirl 2010
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Contributing in the many ways that I can. what you call worthless rituals are not worthless to some.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local gardengirl 2010
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Contributing in the many ways that I can. what you call worthless rituals are not worthless to some.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local gardengirl 2010
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Contributing in the many ways that I can. what you call worthless rituals are not worthless to some.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local gardengirl 2010
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I find that "worthless" is the closest translation to English that works in 99% of the uses.
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I find that "worthless" is the closest translation to English that works in 99% of the uses.
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I find that "worthless" is the closest translation to English that works in 99% of the uses.
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