in·utile \(ˈ)in, ən+\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin inutilis, from in- in- (I) + utilis useful — more at utile : of no practical value : useless, unusable < being myth it is inutile — Donald Davidson > < the large proportion of inutile tree volume due to decay — Ecology > • in·utility\|in+\noun