unavailing

[ uhn-uh-vey-ling ]
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adjective
  1. ineffectual; futile.

Origin of unavailing

1
First recorded in 1660–70; un-1 + avail + -ing2

Other words from unavailing

  • un·a·vail·ing·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unavailing

unavailing

/ (ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. useless or futile

Derived forms of unavailing

  • unavailingly, adverb

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