Useless vs Deadweight - What's the difference?
useless | deadweight |
Without use or possibility to be used.
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
(pejorative, of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
(colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
A useless, usually encumbering factor.
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Describes a shot with exact, precise pace to leave the balls in the perfect position. Usually just touching a cushion or very close to another ball.
As adjectives the difference between useless and deadweight
is that useless is without use or possibility to be used while deadweight is describes a shot with exact, precise pace to leave the balls in the perfect position. Usually just touching a cushion or very close to another ball.As a noun deadweight is
the largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.useless
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
- I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a wall.
- I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless . He now smokes six packs a day.
- Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless , but I love him anyways.
- My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
- Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.