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Worthless

Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a worthless magistrate.

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Chaffy 84% connected

Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.

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Chaffy 84% connected

Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.

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Evil 84% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Evil 84% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Negligible 84% connected

That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration.

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Negligible 84% connected

That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration.

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Nugatory 84% connected

Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.

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Nugatory 84% connected

Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.

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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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Paltry 84% connected

Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.

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Paltry 84% connected

Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.

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Pointless 84% connected

Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark.

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Pointless 84% connected

Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark.

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Purposeless 84% connected

Having no purpose or result; objectless.

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Purposeless 84% connected

Having no purpose or result; objectless.

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Senseless 84% connected

Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

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Senseless 84% connected

Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

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Sorry 84% connected

Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

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Sorry 84% connected

Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

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Superfluous 84% connected

More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.

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Superfluous 84% connected

More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.

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Trashy 84% connected

Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

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Trashy 84% connected

Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

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Trifling 84% connected

of Trifle

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Trifling 84% connected

of Trifle

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Valueless 84% connected

Being of no value; having no worth.

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Valueless 84% connected

Being of no value; having no worth.

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Wasted 84% connected

of Waste

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Wasted 84% connected

of Waste

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Ineptitude 74% connected

The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

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Ineptitude 74% connected

The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

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Unworthy 66% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Unworthy 66% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Despicable 92% connected

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.

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Slimy 92% connected

Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding i…

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Ugly 92% connected

Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

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Unworthy 92% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Vile 92% connected

Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

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Wretched 92% connected

Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

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Valuable 94% connected

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

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Valuable 94% connected

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

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