What does fruitlessly mean?
Definitions for fruitlessly
fruit·less·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word fruitlessly.
Princeton's WordNet
unproductively, fruitlessly, unprofitablyadverb
in an unproductive manner
Wiktionary
fruitlesslyadverb
In a fruitless manner
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fruitlesslyadverb
Vainly; idly; unprofitably.
Etymology: from fruitless.
After this fruit curiosity fruitlesly enquireth, and confidence blindly determineth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vii.
Walking they talk’d, and fruitlesly divin’d
What friend the priestess by those words design’d. Dryden.
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fruitlessly
Fruitlessly refers to the act of doing something without achieving any successful results, gain or benefits. It means unproductively, vainly, or ineffectually. It describes efforts that yield no outcome or progress.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fruitlessly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fruitlessly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of fruitlessly in a Sentence
We know that it's definitely in the ocean. It may be a journey or we may never find the plane, but at this point at least we don't have to wonder, or guess, or fruitlessly hope that they could still be alive.
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