nutil

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

nutil (comparative more nutil, superlative most nutil)

(UK dialectal) Useless.
(UK dialectal) Effeminate.

Anagrams edit

unlit, until

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈnucɪl]

Participle edit

nutil

masculine singular past active participle of nutit

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