— otiosely , adv. — otiosity /oh'shee os"i tee, oh'tee-/ , otioseness , n.
/oh"shee ohs', oh"tee-/ , adj.
1. being at leisure; idle; indolent.
2. ineffective or futile.
3. superfluous or useless.
[ 1785-95; otiosus at leisure, equiv. to oti ( um ) leisure + -osus -OSE 1 ]
Syn. 1. lazy, slothful. 2. idle, vain, profitless. 3. redundant, worthless, pointless.