Otiose and Potent

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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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Potent is an antonym for otiose.

Potent adjective - Having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor).

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Otiose is an antonym for potent.

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