Useless
111Could not get a kick if he hanged himself — useless football player …
112futile debate — useless argument …
113like putting water into a sieve — useless action, pointless activity …
114vain endeavors — useless efforts, attempt that produces no results …
115wasted effort — useless attempt at something …
116flotsam and jetsam — useless or discarded objects. → flotsam …
117dead loss — Useless thing or person. Waste of time …
118Inutilis labor et sine fructu non est effectus legis — Useless and fruitless labor is not the end of the law …
119Potentia inutilis frustra est — Useless power is vain …
120uselessly — useless ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving no purpose. 2) informal having little ability or skill. DERIVATIVES uselessly adverb uselessness noun …