Definitions for unavailingˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•a•vail•ingˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ(adj.)
ineffectual; futile:
unavailing efforts.
Origin of unavailing:
1660–70
un`a•vail′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing(adj)
producing no result or effect
"a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
Wiktionary
unavailing(Adjective)
useless, fruitless, futile
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