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o·ti·ose (ō'shē-ōs', ō'tē-)
adj.
  1. Lazy; indolent.
  2. Of no use.
  3. Ineffective; futile. See synonyms at vain.

[Latin ōtiōsus, idle, from ōtium, leisure.]

otiosely o'ti·ose'ly adv.
otiosity o'ti·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

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