| Front | otiose \OH-shee-ohss\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective 1. Futile. 2. Idle. 3. Functionless. [From otium (leisure) + -ose (full of).] "I hung around that summer until my presence became otiose. Friends' parents started asking me how long I would be in town." - Ian Frazier; Out of Ohio; The New Yorker; Jan 10, 2005. |
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