nutil

N1U1T1I1L1

adjective

Useless.

OriginMiddle English nytelen →
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Meanings

adjectivenutil (comparative more nutil, superlative most nutil)

comparative more nutil · superlative most nutil

  1. UKdialectalUseless.
  2. UKdialectalEffeminate.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnytelen“to struggle”
  2. Englishnutil

From or related to Middle English nytelen (“to struggle”). Cognate with North Frisian næteln, nöteln (“to hesitate, procrastinate, dawdle, work slowly”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nutil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutil

MLA

“nutil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nutil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutil.

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