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Word of the Day - otiose
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otiose
/ˈəʊʃɪəʊz//ˈəʊtɪəʊz//ˈəʊtɪəʊs//ˈəʊʃɪəʊs/
adjective
1 Serving no practical purpose or result.
2 archaic Indolent or idle.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin otiosus, from otium ‘leisure’.
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