worthlessly
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6.5
- adverb
- /ˈwɜrθləsli/
:
sin valor
- The project failed because they spent money worthlessly, without a clear plan.
Examples
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They argued worthlessly for hours, achieving nothing of value.
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She felt worthlessly lost in her job, unsure of her purpose.
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Because, yes, "would you stab that guy or let that child starve?" is just as worthlessly loaded as "would you let that child starve or let me take from you and others?"
Blog text (11) -
Without Merry to take care of, she felt so useless and detached in the old house, like the shell of a cicada clinging worthlessly to the bark.
Fiction book (2001) -
Left to his own devices, Oswald would rather run around worthlessly than actually help, choosing to attack enemies only at random and often preferring to scurry about in circles or let himself get hit.
Blog text (20) -
Snow White, he notes, isn't exactly the prototype of a Strong Female Lead; she more or less hangs out worthlessly in a hut, trusting the dwarfs to keep her safe and hoping for her prince to save her.
Blog text (10)
Synonyms
4
3.5
In a way that does not help or make any difference
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4.3
In a way that has no purpose or use
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7.4
In a way that does not make a difference
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6.0
In a way that does not succeed
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7.7
In a way that does not deserve respect or trust
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6.7
In a way that fails to get useful results
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5.9
In a way that has no clear purpose or reason
Antonyms
How Worthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worthlessly comes from the word worth, which means 'value', plus the ending -less, meaning 'without', and -ly, which turns it into a word that describes how something is done. So, worthlessly means 'in a way that has no value'.