futile
fu·tile
adjective
1.
- “a futile effort”
- “the therapy was ineffectual”
- “an otiose undertaking”
- “an unavailing attempt”
2.
- “a fruitless search”
- “futile years after her artistic peak”
- “a sleeveless errand”
- “a vain attempt”
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French futile, from Latin fūtilis.
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