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fruit·less
 fruitless
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- pronunciation:
- frut
lihs
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adjective |
| definition: |
If you try very hard to do something but all your efforts are fruitless, then you didn't have any success. When something is fruitless, it does not bring what you hoped it would bring.
Derrek tried to stop his dog from playing in the mud, but his efforts were fruitless.- synonyms:
- useless
- antonyms:
- profitable, successful
- similar words:
- barren
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| derivations: |
fruitlessly (adv.), fruitlessness (n.) |
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