English to English
otiose
('/oU//S//i/,/oU/s
)
adjective (a)
- Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being(adj.all)Example:
Otiose lines in a play.
source: wordnet30 - producing no result or effect(adj.all)Example:
An otiose undertaking.
source: wordnet30