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futile
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- Attempting to produce a surprise at trial was often futile.†
p. 333.1 *
- As a younger lawyer, Jake had learned the futility of arguing with a true expert.†
p. 587.5futility = pointlessness (uselessness)
Definitions:
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(1)
(futile) effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)