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Definition of otiose adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

otiose

adjective

/ˈəʊtiəʊs/

/ˈəʊʃiəʊs/

(formal)

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having no useful purpose synonym unnecessary
- an otiose round of meetings
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin otiosus, from otium ‘leisure’.

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