inutileadj.

/ɪnˈjuːtɪl/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -yle, 1600s -ill.

Etymology: < French inutile, < Latin inūtilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + ūtilis useful. Originally probably stressed inuˈtile, but iˈnutile in A. Hume 1590. It appears to have gone out of use, except as an occasional Gallicism, before 1700, and is marked as obsolete in dictionaries; but of recent years it has come into use again, perhaps as a re-adoption from French.

Useless, of no service, unprofitable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective]

leera1250

unprofitablea1398

noughtc1400

inutile1484

unutilea1500

vain1578

useless1593

unuseful1604

serviceless1608

aidless1674

unproductive1713

good-for-nothing1727

nowt1790

invaluable1803

stupid1844

dud1904

puckerooed1919

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. vii Despreyse and flee al synne and vyce, Whiche ben inutyle harmeful and dommageable.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos iv. 19 This is but lytyll prowesse to the..vpon a deed corps to take vengeaunce soo Inutyle.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. Kk.^v They haue aredyed the mylle, and..left it inutile.

1599 A. Hume Hymnes sig. B3 And did the tung inutile heill Of Zacharie that was dum.

1649 J. Evelyn tr. F. de La Mothe Le Vayer Of Liberty & Servitude iv. 49 Their journey was not altogether inutill.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. Pref. I am no friend to those vexatiose, contentiose, and inutile Disputes of these times.

1756 T. Gray Lett. (1819) II. xci. 10 Having been in a very listless, unpleasant, and inutile state of mind.

1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles II. xxiv. 288 Before she could oppose any answering, but most inutile [1890 useless] argument.

1884 Evangelical Mag. Feb. 49 Are our Christian temples..beautiful but inutile?

1894 Daily News 12 June 5/6 Another..member rising to carry on an obviously inutile conversation.

Derivatives

iˈnutilely adv. uselessly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adverb]

inutilelya1492

unserviceably1611

uselessly1615

unusefully1659

untowardly1686

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxlvii^v/1 The moneye whiche was alredy inutylly spende.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	inutile
释义	inutileadj. /ɪnˈjuːtɪl/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -yle, 1600s -ill. Etymology: < French inutile, < Latin inūtilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + ūtilis useful. Originally probably stressed inuˈtile, but iˈnutile in A. Hume 1590. It appears to have gone out of use, except as an occasional Gallicism, before 1700, and is marked as obsolete in dictionaries; but of recent years it has come into use again, perhaps as a re-adoption from French. Useless, of no service, unprofitable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] leera1250 unprofitablea1398 noughtc1400 inutile1484 unutilea1500 vain1578 useless1593 unuseful1604 serviceless1608 aidless1674 unproductive1713 good-for-nothing1727 nowt1790 invaluable1803 stupid1844 dud1904 puckerooed1919 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. vii Despreyse and flee al synne and vyce, Whiche ben inutyle harmeful and dommageable. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos iv. 19 This is but lytyll prowesse to the..vpon a deed corps to take vengeaunce soo Inutyle. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. Kk.^v They haue aredyed the mylle, and..left it inutile. 1599 A. Hume Hymnes sig. B3 And did the tung inutile heill Of Zacharie that was dum. 1649 J. Evelyn tr. F. de La Mothe Le Vayer Of Liberty & Servitude iv. 49 Their journey was not altogether inutill. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. Pref. I am no friend to those vexatiose, contentiose, and inutile Disputes of these times. 1756 T. Gray Lett. (1819) II. xci. 10 Having been in a very listless, unpleasant, and inutile state of mind. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles II. xxiv. 288 Before she could oppose any answering, but most inutile [1890 useless] argument. 1884 Evangelical Mag. Feb. 49 Are our Christian temples..beautiful but inutile? 1894 Daily News 12 June 5/6 Another..member rising to carry on an obviously inutile conversation. Derivatives iˈnutilely adv. uselessly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adverb] inutilelya1492 unserviceably1611 uselessly1615 unusefully1659 untowardly1686 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxlvii^v/1 The moneye whiche was alredy inutylly spende. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1484
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