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otiose

/'oʊʃi,oʊs/

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adjective
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
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"otiose lines in a play"

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pointless purposeless senseless superfluous wasted worthless
adjective
producing no result or effect
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"an otiose undertaking"

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futile ineffectual meaningless unavailing useless
adjective
disinclined to work or exertion
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faineant indolent lazy slothful work-shy idle

Examples of otiose

"otiose lines in a play"
"an otiose undertaking"