futile
31futile — adjective producing no useful result; pointless. Derivatives futilely adverb futility noun Origin C16: from L. futilis leaky, futile , appar. from fundere pour …
32futile — adjective they piled on thousands of sandbags in a futile attempt to hold back the river Syn: fruitless, vain, pointless, useless, ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, to no effect, of no use, in vain, to no avail, unavailing; unsuccessful,… …
33futile — [ˈfjuːtaɪl] adj certain to fail or be unsuccessful a futile attempt[/ex] futility [fjuːˈtɪləti] noun [U] …
34futile — fu•tile [[t]ˈfyut l, ˈfyu taɪl[/t]] adj. 1) incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempts to swim across the stormy channel were futile[/ex] 2) trifling; frivolous • Etymology: 1545–55; < L fūtilis, futtilis …
35futile — adj. 1 useless, ineffectual, vain. 2 frivolous, trifling. Derivatives: futilely adv. futility n. Etymology: L futilis leaky, futile, rel. to fundere pour …
36Futile medical care — refers to the belief that in cases where there is no hope for improvement of an incapacitating condition that no course of treatment is called for. It is distinct from the idea of euthanasia because euthanasia involves active intervention to end… …
37futile effort — index frustration, miscarriage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
38Futile cycle — A Futile cycle is when two metabolic pathways run simultaneously in opposite directions and have no overall effect other than wasting energy. [cite journal |author=Schwender J, Ohlrogge J, Shachar Hill Y |title=Understanding flux in plant… …
39Futile Attraction — Infobox Film name = Futile Attraction writer = Mark Prebble, Benedict Reid starring = Peter Rutherford Danielle Mason Alistair Browning Glenda Tuaine Michelle Ang director = Mark Prebble producer = music = Jonathan Kennerley cinematography =… …
40Futile Sessions — Infobox Album | Name = Futile Sessions Type = Album Artist = Elephant Micah Released = Fall 2005 Genre = Lo fi Length = 34:19 Label = LRRC Last album = Elephant Micah and the Agrarian Malaise (2005) This album = Futile Sessions (2005) Next album …
