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Definition utilitarian in British English

utilitarian adjective

adjective
/juːˌtɪlɪˈteəriən/
1

designed to be useful rather than attractive

Example

utilitarian furniture

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2

utilitarian attitudes or principles are based on the belief that something is morally right if it helps a majority of people

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Definition utilitarian in British English