Both Uses of
futile
in
Lonesome Dove
- What he was doing—indeed, his whole life—now seemed to him completely futile.†
Chpt 64-65 *
- Call looked and saw that the mules were dashing off back toward the Powder, Lippy sawing futilely on the reins and bouncing a foot off the wagon seat from time to time.†
Chpt 91-92futilely = in a manner that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
Definition:
effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful