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utilitarian
adjective
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u‧til‧i‧tar‧i‧an
1
formal
intended to be useful and practical rather than attractive or comfortable
:
ugly utilitarian buildings
2
RP
based on a belief in utilitarianism
➔
materialistic
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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