"unuseful" meaning in English

See unuseful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/ [UK] Forms: more unuseful [comparative], most unuseful [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + useful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|useful}} un- + useful Head templates: {{en-adj}} unuseful (comparative more unuseful, superlative most unuseful)
  1. Not useful; useless. Synonyms: useless Translations: neužitečný (Czech), inutile [feminine, masculine] (French), unnütz (German), inutile [feminine, masculine] (Italian), neuymmydoil (Manx), neuymmydagh (Manx), inútil [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), inútil (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unuseful-en-adj-03qPZKa3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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