bootless
[ boot-lis ]
adjective
without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless.
Origin of bootless
1Other words from bootless
- boot·less·ly, adverb
- boot·less·ness, noun
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How to use bootless in a sentence
Beck is bootlessly earnest, as he says; Beck is pleasantly harmless, as he says.
British Dictionary definitions for bootless
bootless
/ (ˈbuːtlɪs) /
adjective
of little or no use; vain; fruitless: a bootless search
Origin of bootless
1Old English bōtlēas, from bōt compensation; Old Norse bótalauss
Derived forms of bootless
- bootlessly, adverb
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