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worthlessly

worthlessly adverb: in a worthless manner.

Adverb

worthlessly (comparative more worthlessly, superlative most worthlessly)

  1. In a worthless manner.
    • I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 32, in Jane Eyre

Forms of worthlessly

comparativemore worthlessly
superlativemost worthlessly

Origin of worthlessly

From worthless + -ly.

Questions about worthlessly

What does worthlessly mean?
Worthlessly means in a worthless manner.
What part of speech is worthlessly?
Worthlessly is an adverb.

Words near worthlessly in the dictionary

  1. Worthington's law
  2. Worthingtons
  3. worthless
  4. worthlesser
  5. worthlessest
  6. worthlessly
  7. worthlessness
  8. worthlessnesses
  9. Worthley
  10. Worthleys
  11. worthlier

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