Definition of worthless Worthless

/wɚˈθlʌs/ - [werthlus] - worth•less

We found 5 definitions of worthless from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

Worthless is uncomparable.

worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
  valuable having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"
  unworthy lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
  chaffy value; "an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow"
  good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
  manky inferior and worthless
  trifling, negligible, paltry so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"
  nugatory of no real value; "a nugatory law"
  pointless, purposeless, superfluous, otiose, senseless, wasted not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
  rubbishy, trashy cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise"
  tinpot inferior (especially of a country's leadership); "he's a tinpot Hitler"
worthless - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
  despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, wretched
  evil morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
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  • worthless (a.)
    Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a worthless magistrate.

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  • worthless
    Morally reprehensible.

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