futile 音标拼音: [fj'utəl]
a . 无用的,琐细的,无效果的
无用的,琐细的,无效果的
futile adj 1 :
producing no result or effect ; "
a futile effort "; "
the therapy was ineffectual "; "
an otiose undertaking "; "
an unavailing attempt " [
synonym : {
futile }, {
ineffectual },
{
otiose }, {
unavailing }]
2 :
unproductive of success ; "
a fruitless search "; "
futile years after her artistic peak "; "
a sleeveless errand "; "
a vain attempt " [
synonym : {
bootless }, {
fruitless }, {
futile },
{
sleeveless }, {
vain }]
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 .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Talkers and futile persons . --
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Of no importance ;
having no useful purpose ;
useless ;
vain ;
worthless ;
pointless . "
Futile theories ." --
I .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
His reasoning . . .
was singularly futile .
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
147 Moby Thesaurus words for "
futile ":
abortive ,
absurd ,
airy ,
apish ,
asinine ,
bad ,
barren ,
batty ,
befooled ,
beguiled ,
besotted ,
bootless ,
brainless ,
buffoonish ,
catchpenny ,
cockeyed ,
counterproductive ,
crazy ,
credulous ,
daffy ,
daft ,
dazed ,
dizzy ,
doomed ,
doting ,
dumb ,
effete ,
empty ,
etiolated ,
failed ,
failing ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
feckless ,
flaky ,
flimsy ,
fond ,
fool ,
foolheaded ,
foolish ,
foredoomed ,
fribble ,
fribbling ,
frivolous ,
frothy ,
fruitless ,
fuddled ,
gaga ,
goofy ,
gulled ,
hollow ,
idiotic ,
idle ,
ill -
advised ,
ill -
considered ,
ill -
suited ,
ill -
timed ,
imbecile ,
impolitic ,
impotent ,
improper ,
in vain ,
inadequate ,
inadvisable ,
inane ,
inappropriate ,
inapt ,
incongruous ,
ineffective ,
ineffectual ,
inefficacious ,
inefficient ,
inept ,
inexpedient ,
infatuated ,
infelicitous ,
inoperative ,
inopportune ,
insane ,
insufficient ,
invalid ,
kooky ,
lame ,
light ,
loony ,
mad ,
mal a propos ,
malapropos ,
manque ,
maudlin ,
miscarried ,
miscarrying ,
moronic ,
nugacious ,
nugatory ,
nutty ,
of no effect ,
of no force ,
otiose ,
out of place ,
profitless ,
sappy ,
screwy ,
senseless ,
sentimental ,
shallow ,
silly ,
slender ,
slight ,
sterile ,
stickit ,
stillborn ,
stupid ,
successless ,
superficial ,
thoughtless ,
trifling ,
trite ,
trivial ,
unavailable ,
unavailing ,
unbefitting ,
undesirable ,
unfit ,
unfitting ,
unfortunate ,
unhappy ,
unmeet ,
unproductive ,
unprofitable ,
unsatisfactory ,
unseasonable ,
unseemly ,
unsuccessful ,
unsuitable ,
untimely ,
unwise ,
useless ,
vacuous ,
vain ,
vapid ,
wacky ,
wet ,
windy ,
witless ,
worthless ,
wrong
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