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inutile

/ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/

inutile adjective: useless; unprofitable.

Adjective

inutile (comparative more inutile, superlative most inutile)

  1. (obsolete outside Philippines) useless; unprofitable.
    • wormwood, and the like, […]dissipate and digest any inutile or excrementitious moisture which lieth in the flesh1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
    • 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.1840, John Rogers, Anti-popery: Or, Popery Unreasonable, Unscriptural, and Novel, page 191
    Antonyms:
    utile, useful
  2. (Philippines) useless (of a person); inept.
    • 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.2021 January 28, Raffy Rey Hipolto, “No consultation with the President?”, in The Philippine Daily Inquirer, retrieved 07 Sep 2025

inutile meaning in Tamil

inutile in Tamil

பயனற்ற

Examples of inutile in a sentence

  • 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.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
  • I am certain she knows that lifestyle checks are inutile.2025 September 5, Van Ybiernas, “The most dangerous forms of corruption are subtle and below the radar”, in The Manila Times, retrieved 07...

Synonyms of inutile

Antonyms

Forms of inutile

comparativemore inutile
superlativemost inutile

Origin of inutile

From Middle French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Philippine usage is likely from Tagalog inutil, from Spanish inútil, from the same source. By surface analysis, in- + utile.

Questions about inutile

What does inutile mean?
Inutile means useless; unprofitable.
What is inutile in Tamil?
Inutile in Tamil is பயனற்ற. See Inutile meaning in Tamil.
How do you use inutile in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is inutile?
Inutile is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inutile?
Inutile is pronounced /ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/.

Words near inutile in the dictionary

  1. inusitate
  2. inusitation
  3. inust
  4. inustion
  5. inustions
  6. inutile
  7. inutilitarian
  8. inutilities
  9. inutility
  10. inutterability
  11. inutterable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inutile (page history and authors); inutile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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