futilely

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈfju.təl.li/ (US)
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/ˈfju.təl.li/ (US) · /ˈfju.tə.li/ (US) · /ˈfju.taɪl.li/ (US)

Definition of futilely

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a futile manner.
    “Near-synonyms: fruitlessly, pointlessly, to no avail, in vain”
    “My fingers clawed futilely at the unyielding portal, while my eyes sought in vain for a duplicate of the button which had given us ingress.”

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Etymology

From futile + -ly.

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