worthless
adjective
worth·less
ˈwərth-ləs 
2
: contemptible, despicable
a worthless criminal
worthlessly
adverb
worthlessness
noun
Examples of worthless in a Sentence
The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.
She's depressed and believes that she's worthless.
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Aaron Ryder, a producer of Arrival, was quarantining at a hotel in Montreal, watching an army of amateur day traders drive up the value of a supposedly worthless stock.
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Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
As is so often the case, the prediction of macro is rendered as worthless as the prediction that the world is flat.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
But this is a distressed deal in which the equity appears worthless — so the lenders scrambling to get paid back are actually the ones in control.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Thing is… Matty realizes, too late, that Senior quietly moved to bankrupt his developer client, making the settlement that Robert agreed to literally worthless (though other claimants will be made whole).
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
As is so often the case, the prediction of macro is rendered as worthless as the prediction that the world is flat.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
But this is a distressed deal in which the equity appears worthless — so the lenders scrambling to get paid back are actually the ones in control.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Thing is… Matty realizes, too late, that Senior quietly moved to bankrupt his developer client, making the settlement that Robert agreed to literally worthless (though other claimants will be made whole).
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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worthless
adjective
worth·less
ˈwərth-ləs
2
: deserving of hatred or pity
a worthless coward
worthlessly
adverb
worthlessness
noun
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