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otiose

[oh-shee-ohs, oh-tee-] / ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti- /
ADJECTIVE
lazy
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ADJECTIVE
futile
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Otiose, o′shi-ōs, adj. unoccupied: lazy: done in a careless way, perfunctory, futile.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various




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