Synonyms for inutile


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-yoo-til
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈyu tɪl

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Définition of inutile

Origin :
  • late 15c., from French inutile (12c., inutele), from Latin inutilis "useless, unprofitable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + utilis (see utility).
  • adj useless
Example sentences :
  • The tune of her life had never sounded so discouragingly faint and inutile.
  • Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
  • There is a lot of inutile talk about "significant form" by propagandists of the New Æsthetic.
  • Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
  • M. France sees and notes many gestures, inutile or tragic, notes them with the enthralling simplicity of a complicated artist.
  • Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
  • Inutile à dire que ses vêtements se trouvent imprégnés du “smell of india-rubber.”
  • Extract from : « Old Friends » by Andrew Lang
  • Next she found the telephone wire cut and the speaking tube battered and inutile.
  • Extract from : « The Drums Of Jeopardy » by Harold MacGrath
  • As Christy's plan was not in order, would be inutile, the business of the visitors at the islands was finished.
  • Extract from : « Fighting for the Right » by Oliver Optic
  • It is true that it would have been inutile, for no incident occurred to put the colonists to any painful trial.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Island » by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
  • There is no necessity of disputing the daring of this scheme, and just as inutile would be a discussion of its ethics.
  • Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker
  • Inutile de dcrire la surprise de mes parents la reception de cette lettre, qui fut bientt suivie par le retour de Catherine.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy-Tales And Other Stories » by Anonymous
  • The faint swarming toward the light and the rending of the sphere of hope, frustrate, inutile.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
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