futilitarian

PRONUNCIATION:
(fyoo-til-i-TAR-ee-uhn)

MEANING:
adjective:
1. Devoted to futile pursuits.
2. Holding the belief that human striving is useless.

noun:
1. A person devoted to futile pursuits.
2. One who believes that human striving is useless.

ETYMOLOGY:
A blend of futile and utilitarian. Earliest documented use: 1827.

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FUSILITARIAN — Useful in the employment of flintlock muskets.