Meanings
comparative more unuseful · superlative most unuseful
- Not useful.
If it is deemed to be unuseful, attempt to terminate the action or reverse the impact as much as possible. If it is a useful action compliment yourself and smile inwardly.
2011, Anne Armstrong, Awakening the Divine Within, page 811 more example
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 […]
1630, John Smith, True travels, Kupperman, published 1988, page 47Synonyms: useless, unusable, unutilizable, inutile · Antonyms: useful, utile
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishuseful
- Englishunuseful
Translations
Czech neužitečný
- neužitečnýnot useful
French inutile
- inutilenot useful
German unnütz
- unnütznot useful
Italian inutile
- inutilenot useful
Polish nieużyteczny
- nieużytecznynot useful
Portuguese inútil
- inútilnot useful
Spanish inútil
- inútilnot useful
Cite this entry
unuseful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unuseful
“unuseful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unuseful. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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