Effectual and Otiose

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Effectual adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.

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Otiose is an antonym for effectual.

Otiose adjective - Producing no results.

Usage example: since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it

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Effectual is an antonym for otiose.

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Otiose and Effectual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effectual/otiose

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