inutile
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inutile
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inūtilis. See in- 3, utile
Example Sentences
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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
Music is the gainer thereby, and the old-time cacophonous concerto for pianoforte and orchestra will, we hope, be relegated to the limbo of things inutile.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
The Memorie inutile in which Gozzi has depicted himself with such lifelike realism are sincere and vivacious, and rival Diderot and Rousseau for directness, luminousness and interest.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
A light coat with many admirably unnecessary capes and adorably inutile ribbons floated downward from her shoulders.
From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry
The study of life at a distance is inutile; the study of it at close range is defective.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
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