futtilis or fūtilis

futtilis or fūtilis: futtilis or fūtilis e, adj. [FV-], that easily pours out, that cannot contain : canes, that void their excrement through fear , Ph.: glacies, brittle , V.—Fig., untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile : Servos, T.: haruspices: consiliis habitus non futtilis auctor, V.: sententiae: laetitiae: lingua, Ph.

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futile — futilely, adv. futileness, n. /fyooht l, fyooh tuyl/, adj. 1. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force feed the sick horse was futile. 2. trifling; frivolous; unimportant. [1545 55; < L futilis … Universalium
futile — 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 … From formal English to slang

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