Inutile
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inutile is an adjective meaning (Philippines) useless (of a person); inept.
Meaning
(Philippines) useless (of a person); inept.
More Meanings
- (obsolete outside Philippines) useless; unprofitable.
Example Sentences
wormwood, and the like, […]dissipate and digest any inutile or excrementitious moisture which lieth in the flesh
He had already demanded the attention of the manager, Professor Bulge, Draycott and two underlings to his case and they were now involved in a babel of inutile reiteration.
The undermediators are not required, have nothing properly to do, no peculiar duty to perform; but are an unprofitable or inutile set of beings sitting down and looking at each other through want of other occupation.
Is President Duterte so inutile that his Cabinet members and other appointees do not consult him on very important matters? Harry Roque said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana did not consult the President regarding the termination of the UP-DND Accord.
Synonyms for inutile
Depending on context, synonyms include unutilizable, useless, unprofitable.
Antonyms for inutile
Common opposites include utile, useful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include useless, unprofitable, disprofitable, unproductive, improfitable, infructuose.
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