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

Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.

Wiktionary

Origin of Otiose

  • Latin ōtiōsus idle from ōtium leisure

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ōtiōsus (“idle"), from ōtium (“ease")

    From Wiktionary

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