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otiose::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted |
otiose lines in a play.
otiose::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | futile, ineffectual, meaningless, unavailing |
an otiose undertaking.
Examples of otiose
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Parliament is presumed not to intend a provision to be completely otiose.
From the guardian.co.uk
Alas, it would be equally otiose to look for legislation to change corporate governance.
From the economist.com
I think that relativising the Balkan conflict by DIY WW2 comparisons is both otiose and oh so tedious.
From the economist.com
Their policies are otiose, since there are better ways to help the poor, such as direct cash transfers.
From the economist.com
Comparisons with the Lord Mayor's Show are otiose.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is where they filmed South Pacific in 1958, using wholly otiose colour filters to enhance the sunset scenes.
From the independent.co.uk
This proposed change was very unpopular within the Service as being pointless and otiose, as well as somehow insulting.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is otiose in the extreme to claim that this is some form of mutiple reference, and some sort of synthesis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Now that the point is raised, I must concur that it does sound a little otiose, more suited to track times than particle collisions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
- Futile: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
- Faineant: 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"
- 1. ineffective; futile 2. lazy 3. useless; serving no useful purpose
