Adjective
1. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;
"otiose lines in a play""advice is wasted words"2. producing no result or effect;
"a futile effort""the therapy was ineffectual""an otiose undertaking""an unavailing attempt"3. 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"