Otiose (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The new employee's job was largely otiose, as most of his tasks were already being handled by others.
- The otiose phrases in the contract were eventually removed to simplify the language.
- The politician's speech was filled with otiose rhetoric that failed to address the real issues.
- The professor's lengthy digressions made the lecture feel otiose and unfocused.
- The expensive new gadget turned out to be otiose, as it didn't perform any functions that the old one couldn't.