vainly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
/ˈveɪnli/
Definition of vainly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
“She searched vainly for her reflection in the shattered mirror.”
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adv
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In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
“She searched vainly for her reflection in the shattered mirror.”
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With a vain attitude; in a self-approving manner.
“She stared vainly at her reflection in the mirror.”
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vaynly, veynly, vaynely, veynely, equivalent to vain + -ly.
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