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otiose
adjective
[ ˈəʊtɪəʊs ]
• serving no practical purpose or result.
• "there were occasions when I felt my efforts were rather otiose"
• indolent or idle.
Origin:
late 18th century: from Latin otiosus, from otium ‘leisure’.
