bootless
[boot-lis]
adjective
without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless.
Origin of bootless
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Contemporary Examples of bootless
The Democrats sensibly blamed the feckless, bootless Bush administration for the collapse of the markets.
Historical Examples of bootless
And he recalled his own bootless wickedness and underhand intrigues.
The Fortune of the RougonsEmile Zola
"But he's gone on a bootless errand, I tell ye," continued Mrs. Garth.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers.Merchant of Venice.
An Old Sailor's YarnsNathaniel Ames
"'Tis possible—nay, probable—that this is a bootless quest," said I dejectedly.
The O'RuddyStephen Crane
The matter is such a commonplace of history that it is bootless to labour it here.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog SledHudson Stuck
bootless
adjective
Word Origin for bootless
Old English bōtlēas, from bōt compensation; Old Norse bótalauss
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