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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Thing is… Matty realizes, too late, that Senior quietly moved to bankrupt his developer client, making the settlement that Robert agreed to literally worthless (though other claimants will be made whole).
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
But, there is a downside—the value of stock options can diminish or even become worthless if the stock price drops.
—Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
In all likelihood Trump would manage to sell only a portion of his shares before the rest became effectively worthless with the stock bottoming out.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
El Hefe: That was also around the time when CDs were becoming worthless — which is why the album is called Coaster, because CDs became coasters since no one is playing music on them — which changed a lot of things.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
But, there is a downside—the value of stock options can diminish or even become worthless if the stock price drops.
—Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
In all likelihood Trump would manage to sell only a portion of his shares before the rest became effectively worthless with the stock bottoming out.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
El Hefe: That was also around the time when CDs were becoming worthless — which is why the album is called Coaster, because CDs became coasters since no one is playing music on them — which changed a lot of things.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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