inutile

American  

[in-yoo-til] / ɪnˈyu tɪl /

adjective

1. of no use or service.

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inutile British  

/ ɪnˈjuːtaɪl, ˌɪnjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

1. rare useless; unprofitable

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Other Word Forms

• inutilely adverb
• inutility noun

Etymology

Origin of inutile

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

Example Sentences

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

There is a lot of inutile talk about "significant form" by propagandists of the New Æsthetic.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

La coupe de son esprit, quelque brillante quelle puisse etre, n'est pas telle qui me charme et luisera par la suite pour le mains inutile.

From George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by Roscoe, E. S.

Quo modo stulte? etiamne, si reipublicae conducebat? potest autem, quod inutile reipublicae sit, id cuiquam 20 civi utile esse?

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

Scarron's other chief pieces were Don Japhet d'Arménie, L'Héritier ridicule, La Précaution inutile.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George