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useless

/ˈjuːs.ləs/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Without use or possibility to be used.
  2. Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
  3. (of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable.
  4. (of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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