"inutile" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/ Forms: more inutile [comparative], most inutile [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French inutile, from Middle French, from Latin inutilis. By surface analysis, in- + utile. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|inutile}} Middle French inutile, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|la|inutilis}} Latin inutilis, {{surf|en|in-|utile}} By surface analysis, in- + utile Head templates: {{en-adj}} inutile (comparative more inutile, superlative most inutile)
  1. (obsolete) useless; unprofitable. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: unuseful, unutilizable
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