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Webster 1913 Edition


Worthless

Worth′less

,
Adj.
[AS.
weorðleás
.]
Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean;
as, a
worthless
garment; a
worthless
ship; a
worthless
man or woman; a
worthless
magistrate
.
’T is a
worthless
world to win or lose.
Byron.
–
Worth′less-ly
,
adv.
–
Worth′less-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Worthless

WORTHLESS

,
Adj.
1.
Having no value; as a worthless garment; a worthless ship.
2.
Having no value of character or no virtue; as a worthless man or woman.
3.
Having no dignity or excellence; as a worthless magistrate.