2. Noun. a person with such views ¹
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Definition of Futilitarian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Futilitarian
Literary usage of Futilitarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Magazine of Art by American Federation of Arts (1916)
"Over and over again the Prime Mover in the Civic Movement has scorned the
Utilitarians who pushed art out of the national life. "futilitarian has been our ..."
2. The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography by Henry Adams (1918)
"In America the silence was more oppressive than the ignorance; but perhaps
elsewhere the world might still hide some haunt of futilitarian silence where ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"19), "are significantly characteristic of the utilitarian philanthropist and the
futilitarian misanthropist respectively." The following is the paragraph in ..."
4. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"futilitarian, one who pursues what is worthless; a skit on utilitarians.
See quotation gv GIOMA.NITY, where the word is an adjective. ..."
5. Modern English by Fitzedward Hall (1873)
"... by the way, it was necessary to invent facts,—are significantly characteristic
of the utilitarian philanthropist and of the futilitarian misanthropist, ..."
6. The Grammar of Philosophy: A Study of Scientific Method by David Graham (1908)
"It is feats of this kind that all the futilitarian philosophers are continually
trying to accomplish. Common Sense is as necessary in the highest pursuits ..."
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