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useful
What does useful mean?
useful (adjective): being of use or service.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use useful in a sentence?
- A useful member of society. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce useful?
/ˈjusfəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does useful come from?
From use + -ful.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of useful?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “useful” mean?
wide in extent or scope
Not quite: that's what broad means.
being of use or service
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low or reduced in price
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not fake or counterfeit
Not quite: that's what genuine means.
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