vainly
adv/ˈveɪnli/US
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vaynly, veynly, vaynely, veynely, equivalent to vain + -ly.
- inherited from vaynly
Definitions
In a vain pursuit
In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
- She searched vainly for her reflection in the shattered mirror.
With a vain attitude
With a vain attitude; in a self-approving manner.
- She stared vainly at her reflection in the mirror.
The neighborhood
- synonymin vain
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for vainly. 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