Otiose Definition
ōshē-ōs, ōtē-
adjective
Idle; indolent.
Webster's New World
Ineffective; futile.
Webster's New World
Useless; superfluous.
Webster's New World
Resulting in no effect.
Wiktionary
Origin of Otiose
Latin ōtiōsus idle from ōtium leisure
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin ōtiōsus (“idle"), from ōtium (“ease")
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