utilitarian

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u‧til‧i‧tar‧i‧an/juːˌtɪləˈteəriən, juːˌtɪlɪˈteəriən $ -ˈter-/ adjective
1. formal intended to be useful and practical rather than attractive or comfortable:
　 ▪ ugly utilitarian buildings

2. based on a belief in utilitarianism
⇨ materialistic

adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
approach
▪ Set up under his direction, the Forest Service encouraged a utilitarian approach to the use of public timberlands and watersheds.
▪ But Boston has also taken a utilitarian approach, often going where opportunity knocks in the search for partners.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ utilitarian clothes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Along with good light and utilitarian spaces, Chelsea offers comparatively cheap real estate.
▪ And the only reason why evolution would bind relationships together is if they served a utilitarian purpose.
▪ My father was a carpenter and held a passionate but essentially utilitarian belief in education.
▪ Their utilitarian contribution to our welfare should not, in other words, be our criterion as to whether they survive or not.
▪ They were sturdy and wooden; quite beautiful in their uncluttered, utilitarian lines.