otiose
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otiose Definition
(s)
serving
no
useful
purpose
;
having
no
excuse
for
being
; "
otiose
lines
in
a
play
"; "
advice
is
wasted
words
"
(s)
producing
no
result
or
effect
; "
a
futile
effort
"; "
the
therapy
was
ineffectual
"; "
an
otiose
undertaking
"; "
an
unavailing
attempt
"
(s)
disinclined
to
work
or
exertion
; "
faineant
kings
under
whose
rule
the
country
languished
"; "
an
indolent
hanger
-
on
"; "
too
lazy
to
wash
the
dishes
"; "
shiftless
idle
youth
"; "
slothful
employees
"; "
the
unemployed
are
not
necessarily
work
-
shy
"
otiose Synonyms
faineant
futile
indolent
ineffectual
lazy
otiose
pointless
slothful
superfluous
unavailing
wasted
work-shy
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