FUTILE


Meaning of FUTILE in English

If you say that something is ~, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding.

He brought his arm up in a ~ attempt to ward off the blow...

It would be ~ to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.

= pointless

ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf

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