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♦ useless /ˈju:sləs/a.1 inutile: a useless attempt, un tentativo inutile; This machine is useless, questa macchina è inservibile; All their efforts to save her proved useless, tutti i loro sforzi per salvarla si sono rivelati inutili; It's useless complaining, it won't solve your problem, lamentarsi non serve, non ti risolverà il problema2 incapace; inetto: He's totally useless, è un vero incapace; a useless idiot, un perfetto idiota; to be useless at st. [doing st.], essere negato per qc. [per fare qc.]: He's useless at maths, è negato per la matematica3 ( di parte del corpo) fuori uso; inutilizzabile: My right eye is practically useless, il mio occhio destro è praticamente fuori uso● to be worse than useless!, essere peggio che inutile: Some of their suggestions were worse than useless, alcuni dei loro suggerimenti erano peggio che inutili □ to feel useless, sentirsi un fallitouselesslyavv.inutilmente; invanouselessnessn. [u]inutilità.
См. также в других словарях:
uselessly — adv. Uselessly is used with these verbs: ↑hang … Collocations dictionary
uselessly — useless ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving no purpose. 2) informal having little ability or skill. DERIVATIVES uselessly adverb uselessness noun … English terms dictionary
uselessly — adverb in a useless manner (Freq. 1) the furniture was sitting around uselessly • Ant: ↑usefully • Derived from adjective: ↑useless … Useful english dictionary
Uselessly — Useless Use less, a. Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity. [1913 Webster] Not to sit idle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uselessly — adverb see useless … New Collegiate Dictionary
uselessly — See useless. * * * … Universalium
uselessly — adverb a) In a useless manner. b) To no useful purpose … Wiktionary
uselessly — adv. futilely, in vain … English contemporary dictionary
uselessly — use·less·ly … English syllables
uselessly — See: useless … English dictionary
useless — uselessly, adv. uselessness, n. /yoohs lis/, adj. 1. of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him. 2. without useful qualities; of no practical good: a useless person; a useless gadget … Universalium