The Clue
Indolent (6 letter answer)
The Answer
OTIOSE
Tags
Notes
The answer OTIOSE is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
Related Clues
Futile
Idle
Lazy
Pointless
Slothful
Useless
Vain
Idle; futile
Lacking effect
Of no use
Definition
OTIOSE as an adjective:
1. (otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted) = serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"
2. (futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing) = producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
3. (faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy) = disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"