Main entry: indolent, otiose, slothful, work-shy, lazy, faineant
Definition: disinclined to work or exertion
Usage: 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
Main entry: futile, unavailing, otiose, ineffectual
Definition: producing no result or effect
Usage: a futile effort; the therapy was ineffectual; an otiose undertaking; an unavailing attempt
Main entry: otiose, superfluous, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wasted
Definition: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Usage: otiose lines in a play; advice is wasted words; a pointless remark; a life essentially purposeless; senseless violence