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(satellite adjective) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" |
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Synonyms: pointless, superfluous, wasted |
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(satellite adjective) producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" |
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Synonyms: futile, ineffectual, unavailing |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: faineant, indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy |
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