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inutile

UKUS
C2

Definitions

adj.

Serving no useful purpose; useless (formal/literary)

无用的;无益的(正式/文学用语)

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
in-not, opposite of
+
utiluse
+
-ecapable of, relating to
=inutile

in- (not) + util (use) = not useful. A formal/rare synonym of useless, kept close to the Latin ūtilis.

Root us still carries 68 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The committee dismissed the plan as inutile and outdated.

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