WORTHLESS


Meaning of WORTHLESS in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.