otiose (Meaning)

Wordnet

otiose (s)

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

producing no result or effect

disinclined to work or exertion

Webster

otiose (a.)

Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.

otiose Sentence Examples

  1. The otiose bureaucrat sat at his desk, twiddling his thumbs and waiting for something to do.
  2. The students' otiose chatter filled the classroom, distracting them from the lesson.
  3. The old man spent his days in otiose solitude, watching birds at the park.
  4. The company's otiose policies hindered productivity and innovation.
  5. The otiose laws on the books were never enforced, making them a waste of time and effort.
  6. The otiose executives sat in their ivory towers, detached from the realities of the workplace.
  7. The otiose passengers on the bus fidgeted impatiently, waiting for it to start moving.
  8. The government's otiose response to the crisis left citizens feeling powerless and neglected.
  9. The software's otiose features were rarely used, rendering them redundant.
  10. The otiose debate over semantics dominated the meeting, wasting valuable time.

FAQs About the word otiose

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being, producing no result or effect, disinclined to work or exertionBeing at leisure or ease; unemployed; indol

futile, unsuccessful, useless, ineffectual, worthless, inefficacious, valueless, abortive, inadequate, ineffective

effectual, effective, virtuous, deadly, worthwhile, efficacious, successful, fruitful, efficacious, profitable

The otiose bureaucrat sat at his desk, twiddling his thumbs and waiting for something to do.

The students' otiose chatter filled the classroom, distracting them from the lesson.

The old man spent his days in otiose solitude, watching birds at the park.

The company's otiose policies hindered productivity and innovation.