inutility

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Nevertheless the inadequacy, the inutility of her method of life was very forcibly presented to her, and she seemed to be beating at the bars of her cage.

From Burning Sands by Weigal, Arthur

In spite of its commercial inutility, there are few trees of the South American forest more interesting than the manguba.

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne

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'

We are doomed to pass a long winter of absolute inutility, if not of idleness, in comparative peril and privation; nevertheless the men seem very happy—thoughtless, of course, as true sailors always are.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

The social utility or inutility of the labour is a mere inference from the social utility or inutility of the product, and it is therefore the latter consideration that influences value.

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John