1
: unsuccessful
a fruitless attempt
2
: lacking or not bearing fruit
fruitlessly
adverb
fruitlessness
noun
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Examples of fruitless in a Sentence
They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution.
It would be fruitless to continue.
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Today's report is more recycled garbage from the Democrats' fruitless and close to a decade-long investigation of President Trump.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Today, there are thornless, fruitless male cultivars available, including two of the best performers, ‘White Shield’ and ‘Wichita’.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
For Cubans, even Biden’s move allowing Cuban entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the U.S. has been fruitless.
—Orlando Matos, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
But most of those conversations have been fruitless in the early weeks of the network’s introduction to the market.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Fruitless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruitless. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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fruitless
adjective
fruit·less
ˈfrüt-ləs 
1
: not bearing fruit
2
: producing no good results : unsuccessful
a fruitless attempt
fruitlessly
adverb
fruitlessness
noun
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