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Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

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futile

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfjuː.taɪl/

Adjective

Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

Japanese Meaning

無駄な / 徒労な / 効果がない / 結果が得られない

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After hours of arguing, their attempts to change his mind proved futile.

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何時間も議論したが、彼の考えを変えようとする彼らの試みは結果を出すことができなかった。

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Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.

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more futile

（ comparative ）

most futile

（ superlative ）

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