Synonyms for futilely

Grammar : Adv

Spell : fyoot-l, fyoo-tahyl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyut l, ˈfyu taɪl

Définition of futilely

Origin : 1550s, from Middle French futile, from Latin futilis "vain, worthless, futile," literally "pouring out easily" (of a vessel), hence "easily emptied, leaky, unreliable," from base of fundere "pour, melt," from PIE root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Futilely.

As in vainly : adv in vain

Example sentences :

He had waited too often and futilely in the past for porcupines to unroll, to waste any more time.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Futilely he beat and thrust with his arms against the pillarlike limb.
Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson

He caught a glimpse of Carmena futilely clutching for Slade's throat.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

Her shoulders heaved as—futilely—she strove to wrench her arms free.
Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb

Maida's voice, futilely attempting to broadcast over the uproar.
Extract from : « Tarrano the Conqueror » by Raymond King Cummings

She ran to the door and beat her fists against the steel, futilely and furiously.
Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day

He mumbled, futilely, "Well, if that's the way you feel about it!"
Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

Now, as then, she was striving to drag him into safety, but futilely.
Extract from : « A Veldt Official » by Bertram Mitford

And he was tired of futilely trying to escape something from which there was no escape.
Extract from : « Cold Ghost » by Chester S. Geier

Bernheim had treated him futilely for months and was curious to know how he had been cured.
Extract from : « Health Through Will Power » by James J. Walsh

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