meritless
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈmɛrɪtˌlɛs/
- But there are no guarantees here, and hence arguments can be amplified even if they are meritless.
- meritless lawsuit
- meritless claims
- meritless allegations
Examples
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Opponents of qui tam conjure up visions of disgruntled employees clogging the courts and running up legal bills with meritless claims.
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Consultants can assess the infrastructure and technologies involved in a case, deflect meritless requests, perform forensic analysis on recovered data, and provide other technical help.
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Still, even meritless lawsuits cost us money in attorney fees and force our engineers to spend time with lawyers rather than improving our product.
Blog text (28) -
Again, your logic that some money went there somehow translates into a statement about the overall priorities or aims is meritless.
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Intel is pleased that the jury rejected VLSI's meritless claims that Intel's cutting edge processor.
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The committee dismissed the proposal as meritless and unworthy of further consideration.
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After reviewing the evidence, the judge ruled that the case was meritless and not deserving of a trial.
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Critics described the film's negative reviews as meritless, arguing that it was unfairly judged.
Synonyms
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5.6
Bad or worthless and often causing trouble
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Has no value or use
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6.8
Not useful or worth much
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9.4
Having little value or importance
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3.6
Not worth anything or useful
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8.9
A person or thing that others see as worthless
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7.6
Not deserved because there is no good reason
Not based on good reasons or evidence and not worth attention
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Etymology
The word meritless comes from merit ('value' or 'good quality') and the ending -less ('without'), so it means 'without merit' and is used for things that do not deserve praise or approval.