inutile

[ in-yoo-til ]

/ ɪnˈyu tɪl /

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adjective

of no use or service.

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Origin of inutile

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inūtilis.See in-³, utile

OTHER WORDS FROM inutile

in·u·tile·ly, adverb

Words nearby inutile

inure, inured, inurn, in utero, in utero surgery, inutile, inutility, inutterable, Inuvik, inv., in vacuo

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How to use inutile in a sentence

"Ils se flattrent de mriter le ciel en se rendant parfaitement inutile la terre" (p. xviii).
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
It is true that it would have been inutile, for no incident occurred to put the colonists to any painful trial.
The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
As Christy's plan was not in order, would be inutile, the business of the visitors at the islands was finished.
Fighting for the Right|Oliver Optic
The faint swarming toward the light and the rending of the sphere of hope, frustrate, inutile.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker

The tribe were about to cook poor little Verva because her mother was dead, and she seemed a bouche inutile.
In the Wrong Paradise|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for inutile

inutile

/ (ɪnˈjuːtaɪl, ˌɪnjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ) /

adjective

rare useless; unprofitable

Derived forms of inutile

inutilely, adverbinutility, noun

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