Both Uses of
futile
in
The Stranger
- But, when I had to drop my studies, I very soon realized all that was pretty futile.
Chpt 1.5 *futile = pointless (because it is unproductive)
- The futility of what was happening here seemed to take me by the throat, I felt like vomiting, and I had only one idea: to get it over, to go back to my cell, and sleep… and sleep.†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
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(futile) effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful