inútil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
- moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
- needless adj Not necessary; unwarranted.
- otiose adj Having no effect.
- pointless adj Having no useful purpose; not worth doing.
- sluggish adjective Slow-moving, lacking energy or alertness.
- unavailing adj Fruitless, futile, useless.
- unusable adjective Not fit or able to be used.
- useless adjective Not able to be used; serving no practical purpose.
- worthless adj Having no value or use.
Senses
inútil is used for these senses in English:
- futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- good-for-nothing (idiomatic) Useless; worthless.
- good-for-nothing A person of little worth or usefulness.
- moot (North America) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
- needless Not needed; unnecessary.
- no use Condition of being pointless, useless, not worth doing, especially because it is not likely to succeed.
- otiose Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
- sluggish Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
moot — full definition
- adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
- noun A practice legal case argued by law students for training purposes.
- verb To raise a subject for discussion.