All 4 Uses of
futile
in
The Horse Whisperer
- She realized how futile, how stupid this was even before she said it.†
Chpt 11
- He didn't speak, for he knew the futility of words to change such things and that even the passing of years might leave her certainty undimmed.†
Chpt 20 *futility = pointlessness (uselessness)
- Away in the far corner, as usual too, Pilgrim started snorting and trotting to and fro as if marking out some futile last resort.†
Chpt 26
- Robert leaned forward to squint through the futile arc made by the wipers.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful