Word "OTIOSE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Synonyms:
pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
Examples:
otiose lines in a play

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
producing no result or effect
Synonyms:
futile, ineffectual, meaningless, unavailing
Examples:
an otiose undertaking

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
disinclined to work or exertion
Synonyms:
faineant, indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy

Crossword Clues for OTIOSE

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Clue Source Date
Idle, Grant left the negotiators (6)
Futile debut of one very much sent up during match (6)
With grant, this could make negotiators redundant (6)
So I get a toe in but remain functionless (6)
Sloth's middle toe is damaged and redundant The Telegraph Toughie 05 Mar 2024
Sloth's middle toe is damaged and redundant (6)
Bad negotiators forfeit grant - it's superfluous (6)
Superfluous ten toes twiddling about (6)
Superfluous New York Times 04 Oct 2023
Superfluous The Guardian Quick 30 Sep 2022
Sloth's middle toe is, surprisingly, superfluous
Useless New York Times 21 Aug 2022
Useless New York Times 12 Jun 2022
Redundant The Times Concise 27 Feb 2022
Superfluous measure, so I took some back The Guardian Cryptic 09 Feb 2022
Superfluous measure, so I took some back
Serving no purpose The Times Concise 17 Nov 2021
Useless Premier Sunday 18 Jul 2021
Lazy or useless Premier Sunday 06 Jun 2021
Indolent, ineffectual Irish Times Simplex 24 May 2021
Indolent, lazy in the past Irish Times Simplex 15 Apr 2021
Ineffectual, serving no purpose Irish Times Simplex 15 Sep 2020
Nothing to elicit, I shut up, being indolent
Indolent, lazy Irish Times Simplex 13 Apr 2020
Over time, internet operating system gets erratic primarily and becomes ineffective
Extracting power from unstable isotope is superfluous
Redundant seaman severs old hawser
Idle; slothful The Guardian Speedy 28 Jul 2019
Useless New York Times 23 May 2019
Ineffective Premier Sunday 19 May 2019
Serving no practical purpose New York Times 12 May 2019
Idle Eugene Sheffer 16 Feb 2019
Serving no practical purpose
Useless
Lazy, idle Irish Times Simplex 06 Nov 2018
Serving no purpose The Times Concise 19 Sep 2018
Note, very big, in Old English serving no purpose
It's built with two rings and ellipse to start with serving no practical purpose
Serving no purpose LA Times Daily 05 Aug 2018
Serving no purpose The Washington Post 05 Aug 2018
Old Otis Cook from Spain was idle in the past Irish Times Crosaire 22 Feb 2018
Lazy LA Times Daily 22 Jan 2018
Lazy The Washington Post 22 Jan 2018
Serving no purpose
Lazy
Superfluous The Guardian Speedy 07 Oct 2017
Purposeless Universal 28 Mar 2017
Useless and impractical Universal 03 Mar 2017
At leisure USA Today 28 Jan 2017
Oddly padded, it could be fortuitous yet uncalled-for The Telegraph Toughie 13 Jan 2017
At leisure
Purposeless
Futile LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2016
Serving no useful purpose Universal 19 Dec 2016
Good-for-nothing LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2016
Pointless rounds in love match The Times Cryptic 08 Jun 2016
Good-for-nothing The Washington Post 25 Jan 2016
Serving no purpose Universal 09 Jan 2016
Futile
Serving no purpose
Good-for-nothing
Futile notions to sacrifice two knights before end of game
Serving no practical purpose Wall Street Journal 26 Sep 2015
Playing footsie with standoffish female? That's futile The Telegraph Toughie 04 Sep 2015
Serving no purpose Family Time 17 Aug 2015
Futile USA Today 20 Jun 2015
Good-for-nothing Universal 11 Jun 2015
Good-for-nothing USA Today 26 Mar 2015
Futile Jonesin 19 Mar 2015
Slothful USA Today 07 Mar 2015
Disinclined to work or exertion Irish Times Simplex 27 Feb 2015
Purposeless LA Times Daily 22 Feb 2015
Good-for-nothing
Serving no practical purpose
Slothful
Slothful
Purposeless
Futile
Good-for-nothing
Leaders of Oman to introduce orange squash embargo. It's fruitless!
Ten toes spread out with no purpose
Serving no purpose
Like a couch potato
Idle
Of no use
Idle
Useless
Hardly utile
At leisure
Purposeless
Indolent
Useless
Useless series of books that's about a sailor
Idle
Futile
Slothful
Lazy
Slothful
Futile
Lazy
Indolent
Like a couch potato
Lazy
Lazy
Ineffective
Slothful
Superfluous
Ineffective
Of little use
Of no use
Slothful
Worthless
Vain
Serving no purpose
Of no use
Of no use
Vain
At leisure
Of no use
Lazy
Idle
Idle
Idle
Pointless
Pointless
Good-for-nothing
Ineffective
Lazy
Ineffective
Ineffective
Superfluous
Superfluous
Futile
Useless
Indolent
Futile
Pointless old piece of neckwear worn by seaman
Of no use
Indolent
Lazy
Vain
Pointless
Shiftless
Futile
Vain
Idle; futile
Unemployed
Lacking effect
Indolent.
Idle.
Leisured
Ineffective.
Futile.
Functionless.
Useless.
Faineant.
Sluggardly.
At leisure.
Inactive.
Fainéant.
Unemployed.
Useless; futile.
Being at leisure.
Languid.
Without profit.
Useless, as lines in a play.
Serving no purpose
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