Definitions
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- adjective having no
talent or natural ability
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective devoid of talent; not gifted
Etymologies
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Examples
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Had you known Queenan was mocking you, now doubt you would have lumped him in with Mark Singer and Jeff MacGregor, who you described as talentless.
Jason Pinter: An Open Letter to Donald Trump: You Are Not A Good Writer Jason Pinter 2011
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Had you known Queenan was mocking you, now doubt you would have lumped him in with Mark Singer and Jeff MacGregor, who you described as talentless.
Jason Pinter: An Open Letter to Donald Trump: You Are Not A Good Writer Jason Pinter 2011
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Had you known Queenan was mocking you, now doubt you would have lumped him in with Mark Singer and Jeff MacGregor, who you described as talentless.
Jason Pinter: An Open Letter to Donald Trump: You Are Not A Good Writer Jason Pinter 2011
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This seems like another part of the culture that calls talentless stars of home-movie porn "celebrities."
groan and bear it 2006
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"To be famous and talentless, that is the curse," wrote English actor and author Stephen Fry in a thought-provoking September online essay on fame.
unknown title 2009
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World wolfhesse @kyleandjackieo aka talentless hacks masquerading as entertainers.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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But today's footballers - who're paid to play in proper games with proper ball boys every week, on nice pitches with ace footballs and warm showers and fluffy towels - generally mope around the place looking like an X-factor wannabe called talentless by Louis Walsh.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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But then I got banned and got called a talentless bad word by this DJ who was losing to me in a remix contest, but that's a different story.
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What I shouldn't have known, however, because it's not true and doesn't even make sense, is that my saying that I didn't like to read his writing was the same as calling him a bad writer, let alone "talentless" as if the only reason anyone can have for not liking a writer's work is that the work is no good.
Lance Mannion: 2008
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What I shouldn't have known, however, because it's not true and doesn't even make sense, is that my saying that I didn't like to read his writing was the same as calling him a bad writer, let alone "talentless" as if the only reason anyone can have for not liking a writer's work is that the work is no good.
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