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Useless

Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity.

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Futile 84% connected

Talkative; loquacious; tattling.

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Futile 84% connected

Talkative; loquacious; tattling.

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Ineffectual 84% connected

Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.

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Ineffectual 84% connected

Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.

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Inutile 84% connected

Useless; unprofitable.

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Inutile 84% connected

Useless; unprofitable.

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Otiose 84% connected

Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.

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Otiose 84% connected

Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.

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Ineffective 66% connected

Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.

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Ineffective 66% connected

Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.

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Ineffectual 66% connected

Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ineffectual 66% connected

Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.

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Usefulness 66% connected

The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.

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Usefulness 66% connected

The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.

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Utility 66% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Utility 66% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Useful 94% connected

Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpo…

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Useful 94% connected

Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpo…

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