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Otiose
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Meaning
Adj
●
Having no effect.
●
Done in a
careless
or
perfunctory
manner.
●
Reluctant to work or to
exert
oneself.
●
Of a person,
possessing
a
bored
indolence.
●
Having no
reason
for being (raison d’être); having no point,
reason
, or purpose.
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Wiktionary
Origin
otiose
English
otiosus
Latin
-osus
Latin
otium
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Futile
Ineffective
Indolent
Lazy
Sluggish
Superfluous
Irrelevant
Pointless
Antonyms
Productive
Useful
Hardworking
Essential
Necessary
Related
Obfuscatory
Impertinent
Oxymoronic
Anachronistic
Inapposite
Nonsensical
Inapplicable
Incoherent
Fatuous
Captious
Inapt
Irreverent
Unpersuasive
Unenlightening
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