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Otiose

usgb/ˈəʊʃiəʊs/Volume
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Completely Unnecessary

Use 'otiose' to stress that something is so unnecessary it has no impact on the situation.

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Despite the team's success, his otiose commentary did not contribute to their strategy.
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Negative Connotation

'Otiose' often implies a negative opinion about the unnecessary nature of something.

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The otiose meeting could have been an email.
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Formal Context

'Otiose' is typically used in more formal or academic contexts, rather than casual conversation.

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The editor found several otiose sentences in the manuscript.
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