inutility

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He resumed his writing, and Mrs. Clavering, after pausing a few moments, saw the inutility of urging anything further, and walked slowly and sadly back to the house.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

They do not, at first blush, appear to discharge any very great or necessary function in life; but we must by no means, from that, infer their inutility.

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James

The young and healthy creatures of inutility had to shift; but the very old, the decrepit—those who had become stiff and grey in his uncle’s service—were pensioned off.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

Public attention is in many cases being drawn to the inutility and injury of out-door relief.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

We shall first point out the inutility of distinguishing science from culture, education from instruction.

From The Reform of Education by Gentile, Giovanni