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- [yoos-lis]
- /ˈyus lɪs/
- /ˈjuːs.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoos-lis]
- /ˈyus lɪs/
Definitions of uselessly word
- adjective uselessly of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him. 1
- adjective uselessly without useful qualities; of no practical good: a useless person; a useless gadget. 1
- adverb uselessly to no purpose 1
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Origin of uselessly
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; use + -less
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Parts of speech for Uselessly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uselessly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
uselessly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uselessly
adv uselessly
- futilely — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- ineffectually — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
adverb uselessly
- aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
- avoidably — In a manner so as to be avoidable.
- fruitlessly — In a fruitless manner.
- idly — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- impractically — In an impractical manner.
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