otiose: Meaning and Definition of

o•ti•ose

Pronunciation: (ō'shē-ōs", ō'tē-), [key]
— adj.
  1. being at leisure; idle; indolent.
  2. ineffective or futile.
  3. superfluous or useless.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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