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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in a futile and unproductive manner; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Futilely \Fu"tile*ly\, adv.
   In a futile manner.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

futilely
    adv 1: in a futile and unproductive manner