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inutile

adj
/ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/

Etymology

From Middle French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Philippine usage is likely from Tagalog inutil, from Spanish inútil, from the same source. By surface analysis, in- + utile.

  1. derived from inútil
  2. derived from inutilis
  3. derived from inutile

Definitions

  1. useless

    useless; unprofitable.

    • wormwood, and the like, […]dissipate and digest any inutile or excrementitious moisture which lieth in the flesh
    • The undermediators are not required, have nothing properly to do, no peculiar duty to perform; but are an unprofitable or inutile set of beings sitting down and looking at each other through want of other occupation.
    • He had already demanded the attention of the manager, Professor Bulge, Draycott and two underlings to his case and they were now involved in a babel of inutile reiteration.

  2. useless (of a person)

    useless (of a person); inept.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA