Unuseful

//ʌnˈjuːsfəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not useful.

    "in regard of the situation of this strong Fortresse, they did neither feare them nor hurt them, being upon the point of a faire promontory, environed on the one side within halfe a mile with an un-usefull mountaine, and on the other side with a faire Plaine […]"

Synonyms

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;fruitlessfutileineffectualinutileunusable

Example

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"in regard of the situation of this strong Fortresse, they did neither feare them nor hurt them, being upon the point of a faire promontory, environed on the one side within halfe a mile with an un-usefull mountaine, and on the other side with a faire Plaine […]"

Etymology

From un- + useful.

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