Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Worthless and unfortunate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worthless" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Worthless
Worthless adjective - Having no usefulness.
Unfortunate and worthless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Worthless".
Both words in one sentence
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Worthless Yellow Rocks: to an unfortunate badger who happens to chew through a lot of it, gold is just something that gets unpleasantly stuck in your teeth
Source: Literature / Doctor Dolittle -
This has some unfortunate side-effects, such as making actual long-range sniping with anything other than the Barrett .50cal a waste of time and ammo, and shotguns worthless all the goddamn time.
Source: Short-Range Long-Range Weapon -
It's not hard to spot the Unfortunate Implications: that traditionally feminine traits are worthless and women must "masculinize" themselves to be taken seriously.
Source: Real Women Don't Wear Dresses
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