otiose
adjective/ˈəʊtiəʊs/
/ˈəʊʃiəʊs/
(formal)- having no useful purpose synonym unnecessary
- an otiose round of meetings
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin otiosus, from otium ‘leisure’.Definitions on the go
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