worthless
adjective
worth·less
ˈwərth-ləs 
2
: contemptible, despicable
a worthless criminal
worthlessly
adverb
worthlessness
noun
Examples of worthless in a Sentence
The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.
She's depressed and believes that she's worthless.
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Frustration of Purpose: Frustration of purpose can be used when a change in circumstance has made one party’s performance worthless to the other party.
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Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
Promotional penny-stock newsletters began touting that the company and the nearly worthless Neuro-Hitech shares that the mysterious Mr. Collins had acquired for $9,000 a few months prior were sizzling hot.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline The official synopsis: Glengarry Glen Ross is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
Which is yet more of a reminder of what a worthless number GDP is.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
Promotional penny-stock newsletters began touting that the company and the nearly worthless Neuro-Hitech shares that the mysterious Mr. Collins had acquired for $9,000 a few months prior were sizzling hot.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline The official synopsis: Glengarry Glen Ross is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
Which is yet more of a reminder of what a worthless number GDP is.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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worthless
adjective
worth·less
ˈwərth-ləs
2
: deserving of hatred or pity
a worthless coward
worthlessly
adverb
worthlessness
noun
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