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useless

  • adjective
  • /ˈjuːs.ləs/

Without use or the possibility to be used.

Example

“This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.”

Other meanings

  1. Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).

    “I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.”

Antonyms

  • skillful
  • useful

Related words

  • useless class
  • useless lesbian
  • uselessly
  • uselessness
  • useless as tits on a boar hog
  • useless eater
  • useless as tits on a bull
  • Uselessnet

Example sentences

  • “The left is useless!”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
  • “Is it really useless or does it just make you uncomfortable?”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “useless” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.