Spare and Useless

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Spare adjective - Being over what is needed.

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Useless and spare are semantically related. in redundant topic. In some cases you can use "Useless" instead an adjective "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Useless adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.

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Spare and useless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spare" instead an adjective "Useless".

Nearby Words: use, useful, uselessly

It's lampshaded that being the third of four sons is the most useless position to be in: the eldest is the heir; the second, the spare; the fourth, an extremely powerful Arranged Marriage tool.

Source: Spare to the Throne
In the second book, the team's Verne-type is said to be creating custom prosthesis for veterans and children in his spare time, so while they're not completely useless, they're of limited utility.

Source: Reed Richards Is Useless
Spare to the Throne: discussed — as a duke and duchess, Rachel's parents should have an heir and a spare — but have only the heir, and three "useless" girls.

Source: Literature / Rachel Griffin

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