Meritless (Adjective)
Meaning
Without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The lawyer argued that the opposing side's case was meritless and should be dismissed immediately.
- The judge deemed the defendant's excuse for not paying taxes as meritless and fined him accordingly.
- After reviewing the proposal, the investors concluded that the business plan was meritless and decided not to invest.
- The critic panned the movie, calling it a meritless attempt at a blockbuster that failed to deliver on its promises.
- The employee's claim of unfair treatment was deemed meritless by the HR department after a thorough investigation.