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'fruitless'

[bootless.s.01] as in: unproductive of success

Examples:
a fruitless search
futile years after her artistic peak
a sleeveless errand
a vain attempt

Origins

					fruitless (English)
├── -less (English)
│   └── -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│       └── leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── fruit (English)