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Otiosity

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o·ti·ose  (sh-s, t-)
adj.
1. Lazy; indolent.
2. Of no use.
3. Ineffective; futile. See Synonyms at vain.

[Latin tisus, idle, from tium, leisure.]

oti·osely adv.
oti·osi·ty (-s-t) n.

otiosity - Another word for leisure or idleness.
See also related terms for idleness.


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