futile
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Britannica Dictionary definition of FUTILE
[more futile; most futile]
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having no result or effect
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pointless or useless
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All our efforts proved futile.
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a futile and foolish gesture
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They made a futile [=vain] attempt to control the flooding.
— futilely
adverb-
His speech focused on the futility of violence.
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They demonstrated the futility of the plan.
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an exercise in futility
