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Defenition of the word otiose

    • Defenition of the word otiose

      • 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"
      • producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
      • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"
      • disinclined to work or exertion
      • producing no result or effect
      • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

    Synonyms for the word otiose

      • faineant
      • futile
      • indolent
      • ineffectual
      • lazy
      • pointless
      • slothful
      • superfluous
      • unavailing
      • wasted
      • work-shy

    Similar words in the otiose

      • idle
      • useless
      • worthless

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