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    [Adjective]  | "oti*ose" | \ ˈō-shē-ˌōs \


    1: producing no useful result : futile

    2: being at leisure : idle

    3: lacking use or effect : functionless


    Origin: 1795 ;

     Latin otiosus, from otium leisure;

    [Adjective]  | "otiose" 


    1: producing no results;


      * e.g., " ... since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it "





     [ "otiose" ]

    1: 1)lazy

      * e.g.,  ... The boy sits on the couch all day and is otiose. 


     [ "otiose" ]

    2: 2)worthless


     [ "otiose" ]

    3: 3)not effective

     [ "Otiose" ]

    1:  not effective: with no useful result or practical purpose"

      * e.g.,  ... Will e-mail render traditional letter writing otiose? Let's hope not. 


     [ "Otiose" ]

    2:  worthless: with little or no value


     [ "Otiose" ]

    3:  lazy: unwilling or uninterested in working or being active (archaic)

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