otiose
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Is otiose a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of otiose?
Definition
adjective satellite (English)
1. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for beingExamples: "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"Synonyms: otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
2. producing no result or effectExamples: "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"Synonyms: futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing
3. disinclined to work or exertionExamples: "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"Synonyms: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
Definition source: Wiktionary