adj. Lacking in utility or serviceability; not useful. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inūtilis : in-, not; see IN-1 + ūtilis, useful; see UTILE.] in·utile·ly adv. in′u·tili·ty (ĭn′y-tĭlĭ-tē) n. |
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