in order vs useless

in order

adv
  • In sequence. 

  • Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. 

  • She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd. 

adj
  • In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body. 

  • Appropriate, worthwhile. 

  • Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy. 

  • In a sequence. 

useless

adj
  • Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting. 

  • Without use or possibility to be used. 

  • Good-for-nothing; not dependable. 

  • Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action). 

How often have the words in order and useless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )