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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
otiose /ˈəʊtɪəʊs, ˈəʊʃɪ-, -z/

▶adjective

1 serving no practical purpose.

2 archaic idle.

– derivatives
otiosely adverb.

– origin C18: from L. otiosus, from otium ‘leisure’.

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