Is futilely a word?
fu′tile·ly adv. fu′tile·ness n. These adjectives mean producing no result or effect: a futile effort; barren research; bootless entreaties; fruitless labors; ineffectual treatments; pointless comments; an unavailing attempt; a useless discussion; vain regrets.
Is futilely an adverb?
futilely adverb – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
Can you call someone futile?
The definition of futile is something that won’t succeed or is unimportant. An example of futile is someone trying to stop a plane that has already left the ground. Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.
What part of speech is futilely?
adjective
FUTILE (adjective) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
What is the synonym of deleterious?
Pernicious, baneful, noxious, and detrimental are the wicked synonyms of deleterious. All five words refer to something exceedingly harmful.
Is Futile Useless?
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
Is ineffectually a word?
Lacking forcefulness or effectiveness; inadequate or incompetent: an ineffectual ruler; ineffectual in dealing with a problem.
What are two synonyms for deleterious?
synonyms for deleterious
- bad.
- destroying.
- destructive.
- detrimental.
- hurtful.
- injurious.
- mischievous.
- nocuous.
What is posited mean?
1 : to dispose or set firmly : fix. 2 : to assume or affirm the existence of : postulate. 3 : to propose as an explanation : suggest.
What does the name futile mean?
Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting. Etymology: From futilis. Etymology: [L. futilis that easily pours out, that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile.
What is the noun for futile?
fyuˈtɪlət̮i. /. /. noun [uncountable] a sense of futility the futility of war See futile in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Check pronunciation: futile.
What is the opposite of futile?
Futility is the opposite of resurrection faith. Futility and its companion passivity are life-killers. They worship the death of last year as the lord of the future. Where they reign, hundreds of deaths, hundreds of little crucifixions, thousands of failures obscure the map we read, the road we walk.
