fruitlessly

fruitlessly
In a fruitless manner

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  • fruitlessly — adv. Fruitlessly is used with these verbs: ↑search, ↑try …   Collocations dictionary

  • fruitlessly — fruitless ► ADJECTIVE 1) failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive. 2) not producing fruit. DERIVATIVES fruitlessly adverb fruitlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Fruitlessly — Fruitless Fruit less, a. 1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fruitlessly — adverb see fruitless …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fruitlessly — See fruitless. * * * …   Universalium

  • fruitlessly — adv. unproductively; unsuccessfully; not fertilely, barrenly; without results …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fruitlessly — fruit·less·ly …   English syllables

  • fruitlessly — See: fruitless …   English dictionary

  • fruitlessly — adverb in an unproductive manner • Syn: ↑unproductively, ↑unprofitably • Ant: ↑profitably (for: ↑unprofitably), ↑fruitfully, ↑productively ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • fruitless — fruitlessly, adv. fruitlessness, n. /frooht lis/, adj. 1. useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure. 2. bearing no fruit; barren. [1300 50; ME; see FRUIT, LESS] Syn. 1. futile, unavailing, vain …   Universalium

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