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unprofitable
English
Etymology
From unprofit +? -able.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?p??f.?.t?bl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?p??f.?.t?bl?/
Adjective
unprofitable (comparative more unprofitable, superlative most unprofitable)
- not making a profit
- Synonym: improfitable
- Antonym: profitable
Translations
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frivolous
English
Etymology
From Latin fr?volus (“silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless”), with the ending modified to match -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f??v.?l.?s/
- Hyphenation: friv?o?lous
Adjective
frivolous (comparative more frivolous, superlative most frivolous)
- Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
- Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
- (law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
- 2005, Factcheck.org[1]:
- One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.
- 2005, Factcheck.org[1]:
Derived terms
- frivolent
- frivolously
- frivolousness
Related terms
- frivol
- frivolity
Translations
Further reading
- frivolous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- frivolous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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