Worthless; useless, bad, poor; vain. Cf. nought, pron. 1a 2 and stark naught, adj. n. Obsolete.

= unworthy, adj. 1 2 3. Of things.

nought worth: worth nothing, of no value. Obsolete.

Of things: deficient in worth; having little or no value; worthless.

Devoid of real value, worth, or significance; idle, unprofitable, useless, worthless; of no effect, force, or power; fruitless, futile, unavailing.

Of things: Bad, worthless, poor, sorry.

Of comparatively little value, esp. monetary value; worthless. Also in figurative contexts, esp. relating to alchemy or refining of metals. See also b…

To be of no consequence, importance, or relevance to.

Completely worthless or valueless; of no use whatsoever. Formerly also: †utterly bad, pernicious, or rotten (obsolete). Cf. naught, pron.

In adverb use. nothing worth: of no value. Now archaic.

Without worth or merit; worthless.

Of the nature of draff, somewhat draffy; worthless.

Rubbishy, refuse. Obsolete.

Worthless; trashy; filthy; of the nature of rubbish or refuse. Now rare.

valueless.

Of little or no value or importance; trivial, worthless. Also: lacking in sense or judgement; foolish, nonsensical. Now rare (in later use…

Of a thing: having no worth or value; useless.

out (†forth) of door (also doors): out of the house; in the open air, abroad; hence figurative out of place, lost, abroad, irrelevant, worthless (obs…

transferred and figurative. Of base quality or composition; of little value; opposed to golden.

Of things: worthless, inferior. Now rare.

Of the nature of refuse or garbage; rubbishy, worthless; filthy, vile.

Of a thing: valueless, futile, feeble. In later use chiefly of a person (or a person's actions or attributes): lacking vigour, energy, or capacity…

Simple, unadorned; of poor or inferior quality; worthless, feeble, ineffectual. Obsolete.

Valued at, costing, or amounting to ten pence; sold at tenpence the piece, dozen, hundred, pound, quart, gallon, yard, or other customary unit…

Worthless, unworthy.

transferred and figurative. In shotten herring, applied to a person who is exhausted by sickness or destitute of strength or resources (archaic)…

Trifling, negligible; of no intrinsic value or importance; worthless.

Not regarded as of value.

Having no value; valueless, worthless. Obsolete. rare.

Of no value, worthless; = invaluable, adj. 2. Now rare.

Having no value; without value.

Of a person: ? Worthless. Obsolete.

Of the nature of trash; rubbishy; worthless.

Of the nature of draff, worthless; full of draff or dregs.

Consisting of or relating to straw; figurative valueless.

Without value, valueless.

Perhaps: trifling, worthless. Obsolete.

= nugatory, adj.

Thoroughly trifling or worthless.

Worthless or insubstantial; trifling.

dialect. Bad, worthless. Obsolete. rare.

Worthless, unworthy.

spec. (Scottish). Of a person: having no good qualities, unprincipled, worthless. Now rare.

In immaterial sense: Destitute of solid value, slight, trivial, paltry.

Of a person, condition of life: Of no account, worthless.

Of no value or importance; insignificant, minimal; ineffective.

of no worth or importance; vapid, insubstantial.

lacking value, significance, or substance; ineffective.

of the value of twopence-halfpenny; usually figurative as an epithet of disparagement (cf. A. 2 above).

A fragment; spec. Scottish ‘the point of a horsenail broken off by the smith after it has passed through the hoof’ (Jamieson). Hence in not worth a…

Worthless; useless. In later use colloquial: very bad; terrible; rubbish.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Insignificant, trivial, worthless; tiny, puny, undersized. See also peanut politician n. peanu…

Of poor quality but presented (esp. for sale) as valuable; (sometimes) counterfeit. Cf. duff, adj. 1.

attributive or as quasi-adj., designating that which is worthless or of poor quality. Chiefly U.S.

Of no account, importance, value, or use; insignificant, worthless. Cf. no-count, adj.

= no-account, adj.

figurative. Of poor quality; bad, rotten. Cf. punk, adj.1 1. Now rare (in later use often merging with punky, adj.2).

Such as may be found by rummaging among rubbish or junk; shabby, worthless, nondescript. In later use also: involving or inviting rummaging.

Of the nature of junk; trashy, worthless, valueless. Sometimes also without negative connotation: pleasingly old or worn.

attributive. Worthless, trifling.

Trivial, foolish. Obsolete.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Of poor quality; devoid of worth or sense; poor, second-rate, inferior; ‘lousy’.

Used attributively to designate something as contemptibly small or valueless. rare.

Originally U.S. Inferior, worthless, of poor quality. Cf. junky, adj. 2.

Second-rate; small time; tasteless, contemptible.

Characterized by schlock; inferior, shoddy, or trashy.

attributive passing into adj. Worthless, rubbishy, trashy. colloquial.

More generally: worthless, useless, inadequate, poor. Cf. dud, adj.

Worthless, contemptible.

Deserving of contempt; worthless. Also: in a state of disorder or disarray; messed up, ruined.

That may be expended; considered as not worth preserving or salvaging; normally consumed in use; spec. of military personnel: that may be allowed to…

Originally U.S. Military slang (now colloquial).(strictly) for the birds: not worth serious consideration; trivial, unimportant, worthless.

Inferior, trashy, rubbishy, worthless.

characterized by schlock; that is schlock; inferior, shoddy, or trashy.

Unfashionable, vulgar; lacking in style, inept; worthless, faulty.

Stupid, feeble-minded; worthless; contemptible.

slang (chiefly British). Very bad; worthless, useless; = crap, adj.