fruitless
adjective
useless; unproductive; without results or success.
fruitlessly
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a word derived from
fruitless.
Example Sentences
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The Morelli sibs’ involvement gets more and more fruitlessly complicated, though Messrs. Ivanir and Kuzum get to stretch beyond what at first seem clichéd roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The group of survivors were joined by nearly 100 MPs and peers in parliament pledging to work across party lines to tackle the issue rather than fruitlessly "kicking it about" in party political rows.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
I know that she spent years fruitlessly searching for her birth mother.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
As the passengers fruitlessly tried to escape, Boylan and four crew members jumped from the top deck into the waters of Platts Harbor on Santa Cruz Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
He tried to calm himself, to concentrate on finding the Horcrux, but his thoughts buzzed as frantically and fruitlessly as wasps trapped beneath a glass.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
