Adjective: useless
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | uselesser |
| Superlative | uselessest |
Perifrastic
| Comparative | more useless |
| Superlative | most useless |
Sample Sentences
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This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.
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I'm all for opening new stations (Transport Scotland is planning another at East Linton, about halfway between Drem and Dunbar), but they are useless without a decent service. [2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53:]
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I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.
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I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless. He now smokes six packs a day.
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Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways.
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My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
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Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.
Adjectives inflected like useless
wholsom,
seldom,
scared,
solemn,
silent,
beloved,
uptight,
perfect,
useless,
up-tight,
selfish,
distinct,
discreet,
Dutch,
reckless,
bumfuck,
worthless,
slender,
faithfull,
shallow, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Italic *oissos
3. Latin ūsus
4. Old French usbor.
5. Middle English use
6. English use
7. Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
8. Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
9. Proto-Germanic *leusaną
10. Proto-Germanic *lausaz
11. Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
12. Proto-West Germanic *-laus
13. Old English -lēas
14. Middle English -les
15. English -less
16. English useless
17. From use + -less.