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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
meritless

1590s, from merit (n.) + -less. Related: Meritlessly; meritlessness.

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meritless

a. Without merit.

WordNet
meritless

adj. without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry]

Usage examples of "meritless".

SPIRIT OF THE PITIES But out of tune the Mode and meritless That quickens sense in shapes whom, thou hast said, Necessitation sways!

Pete, I feel sure, were becoming convinced that humoring me along on a seemingly meritless adventure might only prolong my illness and bouts of irrationality.