Meanings
alternative nonuseful
- 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 20152 more examples
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, →OCLCNow 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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