otiose
otiose /ˈōdēˌōs ˈōSHēˌōs/ I. adjective 1. serving no practical purpose or result • he did fuss, uttering otiose explanations. 2. ‹archaic› indolent; idle. II. derivatives otiosely adverb – origin late 18th cent.: from Latin otiosus, from otium ‘leisure.’
