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otioseadjective producing no resultssince you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it abortive, barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthlesshopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainableinadequate, insufficient, lacking, wantingcounterproductive in vain, no dice, not worth the candle, of no avail deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous meaningful, worthwhileadequate, sufficientapplicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable(also useable), workable vain, nugatory, otiose, idle, empty, hollow mean being without worth or significance.vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value.vain promises nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance.a monarch with nugatory powers otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a superfluity.a film without a single otiose scene idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect.idle speculations empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness.an empty attempt at reconciliation a hollow victory in 1795 |