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Definition
effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
- It was futile to leave him to continue it, futile to travel the world only to hear again the same story.Part 3 (30% in)
- It was futile to leave him to continue it, futile to travel the world only to hear again the same story.Part 3 (30% in)
- He looked away from me as if he felt it was futile to try to convince me of this, and I could feel his overwhelming sadness, his near defeat.Part 3 (90% in)
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