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Utilitarian

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  1. noun

    someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

  2. adjective

    having utility often to the exclusion of values

    plain utilitarian kitchenware

  3. adjective

    having a useful function

    utilitarian steel tables

    Similar: useful

Word family

utilitarianism

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