worthlessly

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English

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Etymology

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From worthless +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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worthlessly (comparative more worthlessly, superlative most worthlessly)

  1. In a worthless manner.
    • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 32, in Jane Eyre[1]:
      I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.