inutility

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For I have always held that it would be "rather rash" to conclude that any given cases of apparent inutility are certainly cases of real inutility, merely on the ground that utility is not perceived.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John

And have you not, while heartily wishing yourself in the saddle, felt the utter inutility of administering any counsels to the rider?

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James

My friends finding the inutility of the attempt, proposed my returning to Bridgetown, and seeking redress from the Governor.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I by Reeve, Sophia

Repentance supposes sobriety and few wants; hence the inutility of riches.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'

The enemy now saw the inutility of any flank movement, and once more advanced in lines, redoubling their efforts to reach the island.

From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Stables, Gordon