Adjective: worthless
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | worthlesser |
| Superlative | worthlessest |
Perifrastic
| Comparative | more worthless |
| Superlative | most worthless |
Sample Sentences
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Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.
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Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.
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The committee’s decision is worthless and not going to be acted upon.
Adjectives inflected like worthless
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
From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”). See: Dutch Adjectives '
waardeloos', German Adjectives '
wertlos', Swedish Adjectives '
värdelös'.