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[ adjective ] unproductive of success

Examples

"a fruitless search" "futile years after her artistic peak" "a sleeveless errand" "a vain attempt"

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

The action centers about a group of outspoken and offbeat students sitting around a table in a cafeteria and their collective and ultimately fruitless search for a cup of hot coffee .

Related terms

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