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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The problem with these groups is that not only are you being sold something that is probably close to worthless, but by not dealing directly with an attorney there is no attorney-client privilege which protects the communications between these groups and their clients.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In a political and social climate ripe with fear and uncertainty, survival can feel like a worthless pursuit, but Black history teaches us how to live in liminality — to embrace the unknown, the in-between, the transitional.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The federal government was sacrificing the prosperity of our children in the name of ridiculous foreign initiatives and worthless woke programs.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
But shares in the bank’s holding company were now worthless, erasing years of investment gains.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In a political and social climate ripe with fear and uncertainty, survival can feel like a worthless pursuit, but Black history teaches us how to live in liminality — to embrace the unknown, the in-between, the transitional.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The federal government was sacrificing the prosperity of our children in the name of ridiculous foreign initiatives and worthless woke programs.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
But shares in the bank’s holding company were now worthless, erasing years of investment gains.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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