51Թ

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worthless

[wurth-lis]

adjective

  1. without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing.

    a worthless person; a worthless contract.



worthless

/ ˈɜːθɪ /

adjective

  1. without practical value or usefulness

  2. without merit; good-for-nothing

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • worthlessly adverb
  • worthlessness noun
  • ˈɴǰٳԱ noun
  • ˈɴǰٳ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of worthless1

First recorded in 1580–90; worth 1 + -less
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He said promises that compensation schemes would be "non-legalistic" had turned out to be "worthless".

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"It made me feel worthless," she told the court.

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"Your land becomes worthless - the land expropriation has gone too far," he says.

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In 1956, shortly before his death, Mencken went even further; “American journalism is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant.”

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They hope that high-profile and trusted accounts might encourage people to buy some of the otherwise worthless coins so that they can make some money before it all get blocked and stopped.

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