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adj
useless; unprofitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete outside Philippines
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Synonyms: unuseful, unutilizable
Antonyms: utile, useful
adj
useless (of a person); inept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
not worth using
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Philippine usage is likely from Tagalog inutil, from Spanish inútil, from the same source. By surface analysis, in- + utile.
