futilitarian

futilitarian
/fyooh til'i tair"ee euhn/, adj.
1. believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
n.
2. a person who holds this belief.
[1820-30; humorous b. FUTILE and UTILITARIAN]

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