otiose, adj.
disinclined to work or exertion
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faineant indolent lazy otiose slothful work-shy
sample sentences
"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"
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producing no result or effect
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futile ineffectual meaningless otiose unavailing
sample sentences
"a futile effort""the therapy was ineffectual"
"an otiose undertaking"
"an unavailing attempt"
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serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
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otiose pointless purposeless senseless superfluous wasted
sample sentences
"otiose lines in a play""advice is wasted words"
"a pointless remark"
"a life essentially purposeless"
"senseless violence"
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