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worthless

/ˈwɝθ.ləs/ adjective B2
  1. Having no worth or use; without value. · Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.· Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.

Comparative worthlesser · Superlative worthlessest

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Bingley’s large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 30 · B2
I have already explained that the testimony of the postmaster shows that the test was worthless and that we have no proof one way or the other.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 99 · C1
Yes, this self, of whom I thought so much, of whom I was so proud, who had appeared so worthless in the dungeons of the Château d’If, and whom I had succeeded in making so great, will be but a lump of clay tomorrow.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 901 · C1

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