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fruitlessly

/ˈfɹutɫəsɫi/ adv

In a fruitless manner.

Word Origin Fruitless combines fruit (from Latin fructus 'produce, enjoyment') and -less, so it's literally 'without fruit.' The adverb fruitlessly describes doing something that yields no result. The same root gives us fruitful, fruition (enjoyment), and even frugal (making good use of fruit).

adv In a fruitless manner.

He searched fruitlessly for his keys in the dark room.

(副词) 徒劳地；白费力气地；无果地

他在黑暗的房间里徒劳地寻找钥匙。

(adverbio) infructuosamente; inútilmente; vanamente [De manera infructuosa.]

Buscó inútilmente sus llaves en la habitación oscura.

(adverbe) en vain; vainement; inutilement; sans résultat [En vain, sans obtenir de résultat.]

Il a cherché **fruitlessly** ses clés dans la pièce sombre pendant de longues minutes.

(Adverb) vergeblich; erfolglos; umsonst [Auf eine Weise, die kein Ergebnis oder keinen Erfolg bringt; vergeblich.]

Er suchte **fruitlessly** nach seinen Schlüsseln in dem dunklen Zimmer.

(副詞) 成果なく、むなしく、無駄に。

彼は暗い部屋で鍵を無駄に探し回った。

(advérbio) inutilmente; em vão; infrutiferamente [De modo infrutífero; em vão.]

Ele procurou em vão pelas chaves no quarto escuro.

Synonyms: vainly unsuccessfully futilely uselessly pointlessly ineffectively unproductively barrenly Antonyms: successfully effectively productively fruitfully
Word parts: fruit + less + ly

Related words

fruitful fruition fructose frugality

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