Defective and Valueless

Defective

Defective adjective - Having a fault.

Valueless and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Valueless" instead an adjective "Defective".

Valueless

Valueless adjective - Having no usefulness.
Usage example: a fish that was once regarded as valueless and routinely thrown away by fishermen

Defective and valueless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective "Valueless".

Nearby Word: value
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