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Meritless Definition & Meaning

meritless
adjective
  1. 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"

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What does meritless mean?
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"
What part of speech is meritless?
Meritless is an adjective.

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