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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He was convicted of financial card fraud in 1990, theft by check twice in 1990, two counts of issuing a worthless check in 1994, theft by check in 1994, four counts of theft by swindle in October 2002 and one count two months later.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Under Mike Ashley’s ownership, Newcastle were so rarely in the hat for cups that headwear of any sort was a worthless luxury.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Hence, buyers continued to purchase mobile homes up until weeks before the vacancy notice was given — homes that would soon become worthless.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
The media presented her as someone who thought of herself as a burden and of her life as worthless.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Under Mike Ashley’s ownership, Newcastle were so rarely in the hat for cups that headwear of any sort was a worthless luxury.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Hence, buyers continued to purchase mobile homes up until weeks before the vacancy notice was given — homes that would soon become worthless.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
The media presented her as someone who thought of herself as a burden and of her life as worthless.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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