bootless

  • 11bootless — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having no useful result: barren, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain. Idiom: in vain. See THRIVE, USED …

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  • 12bootless — boot·less || buːtlɪs adj. unnecessary, useless, unprofitable …

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  • 13bootless — adjective archaic (of a task) ineffectual; useless. Origin OE bōtlēas not able to be compensated for by payment (see boot2) …

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  • 14bootless — a. Useless, unavailing, fruitless, futile, unprofitable, profitless, valueless, worthless, ineffectual, abortive, vain, idle, without avail …

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  • 15bootless — adj vain, unavailing, purposeless, useless, Sisyphean, futile, ineffective, inefficacious; worthless, valueless, nugatory; fatuous, inane, inconsequential; fruitless, unproductive, abortive, barren, effete, sterile, impotent; unprofitable,… …

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  • 16bootless — boot·less …

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  • 17bootless — boot•less [[t]ˈbut lɪs[/t]] adj. unavailing; useless • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE bōtlēas unpardonable boot′less•ly, adv. boot′less•ness, n …

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  • 18bootless — /ˈbutləs / (say boohtluhs) adjective without advantage; unavailing; useless. {Middle English, Old English bōtlēas unpardonable, from bōt boot2 + lēas less} –bootlessly, adverb –bootlessness, noun …

  • 19bootless — adj. archaic unavailing, useless. Etymology: OE botleas (as BOOT(2), LESS) …

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  • 20Bootlessly — Bootless Boot less, a. [From {Boot} profit.] Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I ll follow him no more with bootless prayers. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Boot less*ly}, adv. {Boot less*ness}, n.… …

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