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Inutile

//ɪnˈjuːtaɪl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    useless; unprofitable.

    "wormwood, and the like, […]dissipate and digest any inutile or excrementitious moisture which lieth in the flesh"

  2. 2
    useless (of a person); inept. Philippines

    "Is President Duterte so inutile that his Cabinet members and other appointees do not consult him on very important matters? Harry Roque said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana did not consult the President regarding the termination of the UP-DND Accord."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not worth using wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Philippine usage is likely from Tagalog inutil, from Spanish inútil, from the same source. By surface analysis, in- + utile.

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