inútil

useless

adjective een-OO-teel Rare

Origin: From Latin 'inutilis' (of no use), from 'in-' (not) + 'utilis' (useful).

Also means

hopeless (person)

Usage Note

Inútil can describe a thing that serves no purpose (un esfuerzo inútil, a useless effort) or, colloquially, a person who is incompetent or hapless. As an invariable adjective it takes the same form for masculine and feminine, only changing its ending in the plural (inútiles). When applied to a person it can be quite cutting in tone.

Examples

"Este mapa está tan desactualizado que es inútil."

Natural Translation

This map is so outdated it's useless.

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