uselesslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈjuːsləsli/, U.S.

/ˈjusləsli/

Forms: see useless adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: useless adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < useless adj. + -ly suffix².

In a useless or pointless manner; ineffectually, to no effect; (also) so as to become of no use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adverb]

inutilelya1492

unserviceably1611

uselessly1615

unusefully1659

untowardly1686

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adverb] > so as to become useless

uselessly1615

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 151 The grasse wast-high, vnmowed, vneaten, and vselessly withering.

1638 J. Suckling Aglaura iv. 25 Hee must not dye so uselesly.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. i. 42 To be so idlely and uselesly employ'd.

1765 Museum Rusticum 4 371 I would not so uselesly misapply..your time.

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 272 My money had been so uselessly laid out.

1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous vi, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 339 You have been long, and I hope not uselessly, my pupil.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lxvi. 506 He had thrown away his life uselessly in a quarrel.

1921 A. Christie Mysterious Affair at Styles xiii. 292 He strenuously, and quite uselessly, upheld the theory of ‘Death from natural causes’.

1948 A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country ii. i. 127 Here and there the plough would ride uselessly over the iron soil.

1963 New Yorker 15 June 113/2 Most of his time is spent traveling uselessly back and forth.

2002 T. Lott Rumours of Hurricane (2003) xi. 261 Again, a bullhorn from the union representative, telling everyone repeatedly, uselessly, to keep calm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uselessly
释义	uselesslyadv. Brit. /ˈjuːsləsli/, U.S. /ˈjusləsli/ Forms: see useless adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: useless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < useless adj. + -ly suffix². In a useless or pointless manner; ineffectually, to no effect; (also) so as to become of no use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adverb] inutilelya1492 unserviceably1611 uselessly1615 unusefully1659 untowardly1686 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adverb] > so as to become useless uselessly1615 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 151 The grasse wast-high, vnmowed, vneaten, and vselessly withering. 1638 J. Suckling Aglaura iv. 25 Hee must not dye so uselesly. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. i. 42 To be so idlely and uselesly employ'd. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 371 I would not so uselesly misapply..your time. 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 272 My money had been so uselessly laid out. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous vi, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 339 You have been long, and I hope not uselessly, my pupil. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lxvi. 506 He had thrown away his life uselessly in a quarrel. 1921 A. Christie Mysterious Affair at Styles xiii. 292 He strenuously, and quite uselessly, upheld the theory of ‘Death from natural causes’. 1948 A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country ii. i. 127 Here and there the plough would ride uselessly over the iron soil. 1963 New Yorker 15 June 113/2 Most of his time is spent traveling uselessly back and forth. 2002 T. Lott Rumours of Hurricane (2003) xi. 261 Again, a bullhorn from the union representative, telling everyone repeatedly, uselessly, to keep calm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1615
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