inutile
Americanadjective
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Origin of inutile
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inūtilis. See in- 3, utile
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Within the chromosomes, a defective gene may fail in its function because a single fraction of its nucleic acid molecule is aberrant and inutile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Au nom de Dieu, qu’il n’y ait rien que ce qu’on peut manger, car vous savez que c’est inutile pour moi; de plus j’en ai scrupule.”
From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Sheppard, Nathan
There is a lot of inutile talk about "significant form" by propagandists of the New Æsthetic.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
Theocritus speaks of συκινοι ανδρες, useless men; Horace, "Olim truncus eram ficulnus, inutile lignum;" and Juvenal, "Sterilis mala robora ficus."
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
I can have no reason for pestering you with them, but par un esprit de bavardise, ou pour me rappeler plus souvent a votre souvenir; ce que votre amitie a rendu pour moi tres inutile.
From George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by Roscoe, E. S.
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