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English to English adjective
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Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; &?;iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having a useful function | | Example: utilitarian steel tables
source: wordnet30
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having utility often to the exclusion of values | | Example: plain utilitarian kitchenware
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someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility | | source: wordnet30
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One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism. | | source: webster1913
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