Otiose

“Otiose” (OH-tee-ose) – from the Latin for “idle” – means ineffective, of no use.

Example (as used by Peter Conrad in the New Statesman): “The umlaut he affected, which made no difference to the pronunciation of his name, was as otiose as a pair of strategically positioned beauty spots.”

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