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general::
adj. of no use VERBS be, feel, prove Her efforts to avoid him proved useless. | become | leave sth, make sth, render sth The condition rendered her legs virtually useless. | reject sth as They rejected the designs as useless. ADV. bloody (taboo) | absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly | worse than A computer program with too many icons is worse than useless. | all but, almost, practically, virtually | largely | fairly, pretty | equally There are two manuals, both of them equally useless. PREP. as A candle is practically useless as a light source. | for The land is useless for cattle. | in This drug is useless in the treatment of patients with Aids. | to The information was useless to him. weak/not successful VERBS be ADV. bloody (taboo) | completely | pretty PREP. at I'm pretty useless at this job.
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useless
adverbs
completely/totally/absolutely useless
• The treatment is completely useless.
wholly/entirely useless
• From his point of view qualifications are wholly useless.
virtually/almost/practically useless
• These flaws could make the software virtually useless in a business environment.
quite useless
British English (= completely useless )
• The vehicle proved quite useless on rocky ground.
pretty/fairly useless
• The book is pretty useless for today's students.
verbs
make something useless
• Salt water flooded into the land making it useless for farming.
prove useless
• Police checkpoints proved useless at stopping the suicide bombers.
phrases
worse than useless
(= not useful, and causing harm or problems )
• It would be worse than useless to try and complain about him.
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