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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully |
| examples | a kitchen full of useless gadgets she is useless in an emergency |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual; unprofitable; unserviceable |
| Attribute | utility, usefulness |
| Derivationally related form | useless → uselessness |
| Antonym | useless → useful |
| Similar to | futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing; inutile; unserviceable, unusable, unuseable |
| Incoming links | |
| Also see | ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual; unprofitable; unserviceable |
| Antonym | useful → useless |
| Similar to | futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing; inutile; unserviceable, unusable, unuseable |
| Derived from adjective | uselessly → useless |
| Attribute | utility, usefulness |
| Derivationally related form | uselessness → useless |
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