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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Futile \Fu"tile\ (?; 277), a. [L. futilis that easily pours out that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of fundere to pour out: cf F. futile. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [Obs.] Talkers and futile persons. --Bacon. 2. Of no importance; answering no useful end useless; vain; worthless. ``Futile theories.'' --I. Taylor. His reasoning . . . was singularly futile. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: futile adj 1: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: {ineffectual}, {otiose}, {unavailing}] 2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {fruitless}, {sleeveless}, {vain}]
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