Lacking in utility or serviceability; not useful.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inūtilis : in-, not; see in-1 + ūtilis, useful; see utile.]
inutilely in·u'tile·ly adv.inutility in'u·til'i·ty (ĭn'yū-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
inutile
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adjective
- Having no useful purpose: ineffectual, unusable, useless, worthless. See used/unused.
- Lacking all worth and value: drossy, good-for-nothing, no-good, valueless, worthless. Informal no-account. Slang nothing. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
not worth using
Synonym: unprofitable
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