adj. Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Being at rest or ease; not at work; unemployed; inactive; idle.
Made, done, or performed in a leisurely, half-hearted way; perfunctory, negligent; careless; hence, ineffective; vain; futile; to no purpose.
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adj. disinclined to work or exertion
adj. producing no result or effect
adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Word Usage
"Instead the Tories plan to ring-fence NHS spending, thus keeping hordes of adminstrators who are otherwise otiose beavering away at nothing very much."