Definition of Otiose
Adjective: otiose 'ow-shee,ows or 'ow-tee,owz or 'ow-tee,ows
- Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
"otiose lines in a play";
- pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
- Producing no result or effect
"an otiose undertaking";
- futile, ineffectual, unavailing
- Disinclined to work or exertion
"otiose kings under whose rule the country languished";
- fainéant [archaic], indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy
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