Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character of being unuseful.

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  • noun The quality of being unuseful.

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  • noun the quality of having no practical use

Etymologies

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unuseful +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Reduction of quality, rework or unusefulness of the workpiece are the consequence.

    3. Preparing face and parallel milling Dieter Frank 1990

  • But whereas some who deny the imputation of the obedience of Christ unto us for our justification, do insist principally on the second thing mentioned, — namely, the unusefulness of it, — I shall under this part of the charge consider only the arguing of Socinus; which is the whole of what some at present do endeavour to perplex the truth withal.

    The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

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