Utile

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

utile
    adj 1: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and
           useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
           [syn: {useful}, {utile}] [ant: {useless}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Utile \U"tile\, a. [L. utilis, fr. uti to use: cf. F. utile. See
   {Use}, v. t.]
   Profitable; useful. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

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