utilitarian
adjective/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən/
/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən/
- (formal) designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive
- Her clothes were utilitarian, unlike the elaborate dresses the other girls were wearing.
- The old hospital was demolished in 1911 and replaced with a much more utilitarian building.
- (philosophy) based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianismTopics Politicsc2
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