otiose
has definitions from the field of work
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[ adjective ] producing no result or effect
Synonyms Examples "a futile effort" "the therapy was ineffectual" "an otiose undertaking" "an unavailing attempt" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Synonyms Examples "otiose lines in a play" "advice is wasted words" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (work) disinclined to work or exertion
Examples "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" Related terms |
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