Synonyms:
worthless
Meaning: lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
Usage examples
She ran away with a worthless fellow--I forget his name, if I ever knew it.
When all is said, the scientific term is composed of a misconception and a worthless epithet.
"Those blocks which you are trampling under foot, like worthless stones, contain gold-ore of great purity."
The worthless ones were to be got rid of, and, since dogs count for little against dollars, they were to be sold.
The true scientist is the man with the open mind, one who will discard the worthless and accept only the proven good.
So the poor milliner's wares, although beautified by lace and ribbons, are worthless unless you are perched upon them."
And although our life, in this manifestation of it, is often worthless, yet it is life and not simply extracting square roots.
Look upon the infinitude, the solidity, the swift motion, of the heavens, and for once cease to admire things mean and worthless.
"By Jove!" said George Curtis, when I showed him some of the diamonds: "well, at least you have got something for your pains, besides my worthless self."
Hence the elimination of the worthless "gangue" by concentration of the iron particles associated with it, seemed to be the only solution of the problem.