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useful.

Having a practical or beneficial use.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈjuːsfəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈjuːsfɫ̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʉwsfəl̩/British, Southern, Standard[ˈjʉw̯sfɫ̩]British, Southern, Standard

  1. Having a practical or beneficial use.

    prove useful
    practically useful
Where this word comes from

From use + -ful.

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