Foo Word Of The Day

Otiose

[digitalghost]

Otiose - n Of no use, futile, ineffective. Complaining about spam is an exercise in otiosity.

[lawman]

So you keep a copy of the OED in the bathroom, do you? :)

lawman

[digitalghost]

Well, yeah. Doesn't everyone? ;)

[korkus2000]

So is that pronounced like:

Oh - tee - oh - ss

[digitalghost]

You got it Korkus.

[korkus2000]

Good I want to make sure before I tell my boss thats what I think of him. ;)

[victor]

Tell your boss:

"Your project plan is otiose. I will undertake it with the utmost velleity"

[Nick_W]

What's OED?

Nick

[coconutz]

Oxford English Dictionary

[Nick_W]

Doh!

Nick

[tbear]

>>......with the utmost velleity"

Just had to see.......
'Low degree of volition not prompting to action.'

:)