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bootless
boot·less B0397500 (bo͞ot′lĭs)adj. Being without advantage or benefit; useless. See Synonyms at futile.
[boot + -less.]
boot′less·ly adv.bootless (ˈbuːtlɪs) adjof little or no use; vain; fruitless: a bootless search. [Old English bōtlēas, from bōt compensation; Old Norse bótalauss] ˈbootlessly advboot•less (ˈbut lɪs)
adj. unavailing; useless. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English bōtlēas unpardonable] boot′less•ly, adv. boot′less•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | bootless - unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vainunproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" |
bootlessadjectiveHaving no useful result:barren, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain.Idiom: in vain.Translationsbootless
Related to bootless: cockeredSynonyms for bootlessadj having no useful resultSynonyms- barren
- fruitless
- futile
- unavailing
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
Synonyms for bootlessadj unproductive of successSynonyms- fruitless
- futile
- sleeveless
- vain
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