Thursday, March 5, 2015

Word of the Day (March 5, 2015)

Word of the Day

Otiose – (v.) producing no useful result (also: lacking use or effect)

Example: “Arguing for the hapless cause of the defense team would be otiose.”

Origin: Latin otiosus, from otium leisure.
First use: 1794


(Reference: Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster Inc., 2005)

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