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useless
misfortune

use·less

useless

 
pronunciation:
yus lihs
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part of speech: adjective
definition: having no good or practical purpose.
It is useless to try to move all this furniture when we're so tired.
synonyms:
aimless, worthless
antonyms:
beneficial, helpful, profitable, useful, valuable
similar words:
idle, impractical, vain, waste
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derivations: uselessly (adv.), uselessness (n.)
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