uselessadjectivemasculine/feminineinformal/ĩ.pɾɨʃ.ˈta.vɛɫ/lowim·pres·tá·velPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionThat is of no use, good for nothing; useless, incompetent.This tool is old and useless.He is a useless employee, he never does anything right.synuselessworthlessincompetentantusefulhelpfulcompetentCommon collocationsuseless personuseless workuseless itemEtymologyDo prefixo 'im-' + 'prestável' (útil).Related wordsprestávelimprestabilidade