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Definition of futile adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

futile

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈfyut̮l//
 
 
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having no purpose because there is no chance of success synonym pointless a futile attempt/exercise/gesture Their efforts to revive him were futile. It would be futile to protest. My appeal proved futile.
NAmE//ˈfyut̮l̩i//
 
adverb
NAmE//fyuˈtɪlət̮i//
 
noun [uncountable] a sense of futility the futility of war
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