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Etymology

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Fromuse +‎-less.

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useless (comparativemoreuselessoruselesser,superlativemostuselessoruselessest)

  1. Withoutuse or possibility to be used.
    Synonyms:unusable,unutilizable
    This fork's prongs are bent. It'suseless now.
    • 2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, inRAIL, number934, page53:
      I'm all for opening new stations (Transport Scotland is planning another at East Linton, about halfway between Drem and Dunbar), but they areuseless without a decent service.
  2. Unhelpful, notuseful;pointless (of an action).
    I think it'suseless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.
    I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts wereuseless. He now smokes six packs a day.
  3. (derogatory, of a person)Good-for-nothing; notdependable.
    Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He'suseless, but I love him anyways.
  4. (colloquial, of a person)Unable todowell at a particular task or thing.Useless is mildly insulting.
    My brother isuseless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
    Why do you keep trying? You're obviouslyuseless at it.

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without use or possibility to be used
unhelpful, pointless
good-for-nothing, not dependable
unable to do well
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