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しょうもない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しょうもない.
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1
stupid; meaningless; worthless; pointless; boring
Examples
あぁ……、若かったとはいえ、しょうもない凡ミスだ。
Ahh ... well I was young but what a stupid mistake.
2
hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
Examples
進化という科学的真理が反対しようもないほど確証されるもので、実質的に論駁できない。
The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.
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