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uselessly

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use·less  (ysls)
adj.
1. Being or having no beneficial use; futile or ineffective.
2. Incapable of functioning or assisting; ineffectual: He panics easily and is useless in an emergency. See Synonyms at futile.
useless·ly adv.
useless·ness n.
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Adv.1.uselesslyuselessly - in a useless manner; "the furniture was sitting around uselessly"
usefully - in a useful manner; "extra money could be usefully spent on this project"
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uselessly [ˈjuːslɪslɪ] adv → inútilmente, en vano
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Depend upon it that whatever unemployed sum may remain, when I make up my accounts in the spring, I would even rather lay it uselessly by than dispose of it in a manner so painful to you.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
"There is not a doubt," he said to himself, "that my friend the bishop of Vannes had some motive in that;" and then he began to rack his brains most uselessly.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
But this adjutant returned half an hour later with the news that the commander of the dragoons had already retreated beyond the dip in the ground, as a heavy fire had been opened on him and he was losing men uselessly, and so had hastened to throw some sharpshooters into the wood.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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