o·ti·ose  ( ōsh ē- ōs ′, ōt ē-)
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adj.1. Lazy; indolent. 2. Of no use; pointless or superfluous: It is otiose to review what happened when the events are so well-known. 3. Ineffective; futile. See Synonyms at vain.
[Latin ōtiōsus, idle, from ōtium, leisure.]
oti·ose′ly adv. o′ti·osi·ty (-ŏsĭ-tē) n. |
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