inutility
AmericanEtymology
Origin of inutility
From the Latin word inūtilitās, dating back to 1590–1600. See inutile, -ity
Example Sentences
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My friends finding the inutility of the attempt, proposed my returning to Bridgetown, and seeking redress from the Governor.
From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I by Reeve, Sophia
We are doomed to pass a long winter of absolute inutility, if not of idleness, in comparative peril and privation; nevertheless the men seem very happy—thoughtless, of course, as true sailors always are.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold
Obviously, therefore, the inutility in such cases is taken to have been prior to any utility subsequently acquired; and genera are not historically prior to the species in which they originate.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John
For I have always held that it would be "rather rash" to conclude that any given cases of apparent inutility are certainly cases of real inutility, merely on the ground that utility is not perceived.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John
This little incident confirmed my opinion of the usefulness of poetry against the universal judgment which regards it as an inutility.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo
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