One entry found for futile.

Main Entry: fu·tile
Pronunciation: fyüt-l, fyü-tl
Function: adjective
1 : having no result or effect : USELESS <all our efforts proved futile> <a futile and foolish gesture>
2 : concerned with unimportant matters <futile pleasures>
- fu·tile·ly /-l-(l), -tl-l/ adverb
- fu·tile·ness /-l-ns, -tl-ns/ noun

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