WORTHLESS Copy link • WORTHLESSPhysically, vilis, parvi pretii (without great value or price): tenuis (slight, poor): levis (without intrinsic value); facete also levidensis: nullius pretii (of metals, etc., without value): rerum inops (of writings; Vid: Hor., A.P., 322): inanis (void; e.g., speech, letter): miser (miserable, pitiable): malus (bad): corruptus (spoiled). In a moral point of view, malus (inclined to evil: opposed to bonus): pravus (spoiled). (The words are found in this connection and order.) malus pravusque: improbus (not acting in a proper manner): nequam; nihili (worth or good for nothing; opposed to frugi, especially of slaves): inutilis (not fit for anything). A worthless person (rascal, squanderer, etc.), nebulo; also, homo nulla re bona dignus: to be worthless, nihili esse (Vid: Cic., Qu. Fr., 1, 2, 4); nullius pretii esse. Vid: also, CORRUPT.