nutil

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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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