Meaning : Serving no useful purpose. Having no excuse for being.
Example :
Otiose lines in a play.
Advice is wasted words.
A pointless remark.
A life essentially purposeless.
Senseless violence.
Synonyms : pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
Meaning : Producing no result or effect.
Example :
A futile effort.
The therapy was ineffectual.
An otiose undertaking.
An unavailing attempt.
Synonyms : futile, ineffectual, meaningless, unavailing
Meaning : Disinclined to work or exertion.
Example :
Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished.
An indolent hanger-on.
Too lazy to wash the dishes.
Shiftless idle youth.
Slothful employees.
The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy.
Synonyms : faineant, indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy