Textual thesaurus for "otiose"

(adj) indolent, slothful, work-shy, lazy, faineant

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

(adj) futile, unavailing, ineffectual

producing no result or effect

a futile effort; the therapy was ineffectual; an otiose undertaking; an unavailing attempt

(adj) superfluous, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wasted

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