bootless

[ boot-lis ]
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adjective
  1. without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless.

Origin of bootless

1
before 1000; Middle English bot(e)les,Old English bōtlēas unpardonable. See boot2, -less

Other words from bootless

  • boot·less·ly, adverb
  • boot·less·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for bootless

bootless

/ (ˈbuːtlɪs) /


adjective
  1. of little or no use; vain; fruitless: a bootless search

Origin of bootless

1
Old English bōtlēas, from bōt compensation; Old Norse bótalauss

Derived forms of bootless

  • bootlessly, adverb

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