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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
futile/ˈfjuːtʌɪl/
▶adjective producing no useful result; pointless.
– derivatives
futilely adverb,
futility noun.
futilely adverb,
futility noun.
– origin C16: from L. futilis ‘leaky, futile’, appar. from fundere ‘pour’.
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