futilely

adv
/ˈfju.təl.li/US

Etymology

From futile + -ly.

  1. borrowed from futile
  2. formed as futilely — “futile + -ly

Definitions

  1. In a futile manner.

    • Near-synonyms: fruitlessly, pointlessly, to no avail, in vain
    • My fingers clawed futilely at the unyielding portal, while my eyes sought in vain for a duplicate of the button which had given us ingress.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for futilely. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA