"inutile" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /i.ny.til/ Audio: Fr-inutile.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: inutiles [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin inūtilis (“useless”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|inūtilis||useless}} Learned borrowing from Latin inūtilis (“useless”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} inutile (plural inutiles)
  1. useless, unnecessary, pointless Synonyms: superfétatoire, superflu, vain Derived forms: inutilement, inutilité
    Sense id: en-inutile-fr-adj-OYs3Mggd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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