ˈwərthlə̇s, ˈwə̄th-, ˈwəith- adjective
Etymology: worth (IV) + -less
1.
a. : lacking value or material worth : valueless
finding the country flooded with worthless currency and black markets — Current Biography
insisted that the Sudan was a worthless desert — Herman Ausubel
b. : of no value, use, or profit : useless
the stream took a bend back toward the ocean, and it would be worthless to follow it any longer — Norman Mailer
their estimated costs of clothing may well be worthless unless the girls … pin them down to accuracy — J.A.Leavitt & C.O.Hanson
such statistical knowledge may be worthless to many people
2.
a. : lacking moral character : low , despicable
deceived by a worthless woman
ran off with a worthless laughing fellow who lived by gambling — Sinclair Lewis
b. : lacking merit or worth : unproductive , incompetent
its vast possessions … had been squandered by worthless abbots — H.O.Taylor
so worthless that they had to plunder friends as well as foes — Charles Kingsley
• worth·less·ly adverb
• worth·less·ness noun -es