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Jun. 23, 2015
Word of the Day

otiose Audio Pronunciation
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\OH-shee-ohs, OH-tee-\
adjective
1. being at leisure; idle; indolent.
2. ineffective or futile.
Quotes
This is not an otiose question but rather a serious one that goes to the very root of the ethics of photojournalism, its training and practice.
-- James Estrin, "Fact and Fiction in Modern Photography," New York Times, April 24, 2015
Origin
Otiose came to English in the late 1700s from the Latin ōtiōsus meaning "at leisure."
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