nutil

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

nutil (comparative more nutil, superlative most nutil)

  1. (UK dialectal) Useless.
  2. (UK dialectal) Effeminate.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnucɪl]

Participle

nutil

  1. masculine singular past active participle of nutit
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