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meritless
mer·it M0230300 (mĕr′ĭt)n.1. a. Superior quality or worth; excellence: a proposal of some merit; an ill-advised plan without merit.b. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue: a store having the merit of being open late.2. Demonstrated ability or achievement: promotions based on merit alone.3. often merits An aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval: judging people according to their merits.4. In various religions, spiritual credit granted for good works.5. meritsa. Law The factors to be considered in making a substantive decision in a case, independent of procedural or technical aspects: a trial on the merits.b. The factual content of a matter, apart from emotional, contextual, or formal considerations.v. mer·it·ed, mer·it·ing, mer·its v.tr. To earn; deserve. See Synonyms at earn.v.intr. To be worthy or deserving: Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.
[Middle English, from Old French merite, reward or punishment, from Latin meritum, from neuter past participle of merēre, to deserve; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
mer′it·less adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | meritless - without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorryworthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler" |
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Synonyms for meritlessadj without meritSynonyms- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- no-account
- no-count
- no-good
- sorry
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