Dictionary
fu•tile
Pronunciation: (fyOOt'l, fyOO'tīl), [key]—
adj.
1. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
2. trifling; frivolous; unimportant.
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