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boot·less (b

adj.

Without advantage or benefit; useless. See Synonyms at futile.

[boot + -less.]

bootless·ly adv.

bootless [ˈbuːtlɪs]

adj

of little or no use; vain; fruitless a bootless search

[Old English bōtlēas, from bōt compensation; Old Norse bótalauss]

bootlessly adv

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Adj.

bootless - unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain

unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"

Translations

bootless

adj (liter) → nutzlos, eitel (liter)

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