inutile

in·u·tile

I0211900 (ĭn-yo͞ot′l, -yo͞o′tīl′)adj. Lacking in utility or serviceability; not useful.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inūtilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + ūtilis, useful; see utile.]

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in·u′tile·ly adv.in′u·til′i·ty (ĭn′yo͞o-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

inutile

(ɪnˈjuːtaɪl; ɪnˈjuːtɪl) adjrare useless; unprofitable inˈutilely adv ˌinuˈtility n

in•u•tile

(ɪnˈyu tɪl)

adj. of no use or service. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inūtilis. See in-³, utile] in•u′tile•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

inutile - not worth using useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

inutile

adjective1. Having no useful purpose:ineffectual, unusable, useless, worthless.2. Lacking all worth and value:drossy, good-for-nothing, no-good, valueless, worthless.Informal: no-account.Slang: nothing.