meritless

Definition of Meritless in English :

Adjective

1. good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry

without merit

Example Sentences:
'a sorry horse'
'a sorry excuse'
'a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick'
'the car was a no-good piece of junk'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Meritless

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noun

1.

worth or superior quality; excellence

work of great merit

2. (often plural)

a deserving or commendable quality or act

judge him on his merits

3. Christianity

spiritual credit granted or received for good works

4.

the fact or state of deserving; desert

5. an obsolete word for reward

verb -its, -iting or -ited

6. (transitive)

to be worthy of; deserve

he merits promotion

Meritless

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noun

1. [sometimes pl.]

the state, fact, or quality of deserving well or, sometimes, ill; desert

2.

worth; value; excellence

3.

something deserving reward, praise, or gratitude

4.

a reward or honor given for superior qualities or conduct; mark, badge, etc. awarded for excellence

5. [pl.]

intrinsic rightness or wrongness apart from formalities, emotional considerations, etc.

to decide a case on its merits

verb transitive

6.

to deserve; be worthy of

Meritless

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n.

1.

a. Superior quality or worth; excellence: a proposal of some merit; an ill-advised plan without merit.

b. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue: a store having the merit of being open late.

2. Demonstrated ability or achievement: promotions based on merit alone.

3. often merits An aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval: judging people according to their merits.

4. In various religions, spiritual credit granted for good works.

5. merits

a. Law The factors to be considered in making a substantive decision in a case, independent of procedural or technical aspects: a trial on the merits.

b. The factual content of a matter, apart from emotional, contextual, or formal considerations.

v. mer·it·ed, mer·it·ing, mer·its

v.tr.

To earn; deserve. See Synonyms at earn.

v.intr.

To be worthy or deserving: Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.

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