inutile

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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

Theocritus speaks of συκινοι ανδρες, useless men; Horace, "Olim truncus eram ficulnus, inutile lignum;" and Juvenal, "Sterilis mala robora ficus."

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

Quitte cette inutile peine, Bûvons plûtôt a longue haleine De ce doux jus delicieux, Qui pour l’excellence précéde Le bruvage que Ganimede Verse dans la coupe des dieux.”

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert

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

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

Quum locatum a censoribus theatrum exstrueretur; P. C. Nasica auctore, tanquam inutile, et nociturum publicis moribus, ex senatusconsulto destructum est: populusque aliquandiu stans ludos spectavit.579.Plin.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John