useful
[ yoos-fuhl ]
/ ˈyus fəl /
adjective
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useful
/ (ˈjuːsfʊl) /
adjective
able to be used advantageously, beneficially, or for several purposes; helpful or serviceable
informal commendable or capablea useful term's work
noun
Australian informal an odd-jobman or general factotum
Derived forms of useful
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