useless

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈjuːs.ləs/

Adjective

derogatory of a person colloquial

Japanese Meaning

使用または利用の可能性がないこと。 / 役に立たず、効果がなく、意味のない行動とされること。 / （侮蔑的な意味で）役に立たず、信頼できない人物を指す。

What is this buttons?

After the storm, the old radio proved useless, but we managed to call for help with a cellphone.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の後、古いラジオは使い物にならなかったが、私たちは携帯電話で助けを呼ぶことができた。

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Sense（1）

Without use or possibility to be used.

This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.

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Sense（2）

Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).

I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.

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Sense（3）

(derogatory, of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable.

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Sense（4）

(colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.

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more useless

（ comparative ）

uselesser

（ comparative ）

most useless

（ superlative ）

uselessest

（ superlative ）

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