definition of
otiose

[1] #1 otiose s. [pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted] serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence". wn

[2] #2 otiose s. [futile, ineffectual, unavailing] producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt". wn

[3] #3 otiose s. [faineant, indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy] disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy". wn