non-useful

adjective

Not useful.

Meanings

adjectivenon-useful (not comparable)

alternative nonuseful

  1. not comparableNot useful.

    After the processing, there's a whole bunch of non-useful, gloopy chemicals left over.

    2008 August 21, Edward Burtynsky, “Edward Burtynsky's best shot”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2015
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    None of the money is spent for toys or other non-useful things. It all goes into the rebuilding of lives.

    1933 December 16, “Lasting Aid Is Given; None of Fund Wasted”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Now was that a blip or an indicator of the rotation reviving and the complementary players being more than non-useful bystanders?

    2024 July 23, Joel Sherman, “The trade deadline can’t be Yankees’ cure-all”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2024

Origin

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APA

non-useful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-useful

MLA

“non-useful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-useful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-useful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-useful.

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