Futiley

/ˈfjuːtɪli/ adverb

Definition

A variant or nonstandard spelling of futilely, meaning without hope of success.

Etymology

Misspelling or dialectal variant of futilely, showing alternative '-ey' ending instead of standard '-ly.'

Kelly Says

Futiley is one of those words that probably never should have existed in formal English but appeared in older texts due to spelling inconsistency, making it a perfect example of how language standardization was a messy process.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ያልሆነ
ya-l-ho-ne
ARالعربية
بَطَالًا
ba-ta-lan
BNবাংলা
অর্থহীন
or-th-hee-na
CACatalà
fútil
foo-teel
CSČeština
zbytečně
z-byte-ch-ne
DADansk
forgæves
for-ga-ves
DEDeutsch
nutzlos
nouts-lohs
ELΕλληνικά
άσκοπα
as-ko-pa
ESEspañol
futilidad
foo-tee-lee-dad
FAفارسی
بی فایده
be-fa-y-deh
FISuomi
turhaan
tur-haan
FRFrançais
futilité
foo-tee-lee-te
GUGU
અર્થહીન
ar-tha-heen
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
בלי תועלת
be-li to-el-lat
HIहिन्दी
अर्थहीन
ar-th-hee-na
HUMagyar
feleslegesen
fe-le-s-le-ge-sen
IDBahasa Indonesia
percuma
per-choo-ma
IGIG
nwụrụ
n-woo-roo
ITItaliano
futilmente
foo-tee-lee-men-te
JA日本語
無益に
mu-eki-ni
KKKK
төмен
toe-men
KMKM
មិនមានប្រโยប្រយ
min ma-an pra-yo-prai
KO한국어
무의미하게
moo-ee-mee-ha-ge
MRMR
अर्थहीन
ar-tha-heen
MSBahasa Melayu
sia-sia
see-ah-see-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးမရှိ
cha-yee-zu-ma-sh-i
NLNederlands
tevergeefs
te-ver-geefs
NONorsk
forgjeves
for-gje-ves
PAPA
ਅ vru-n
ar-tha-heen
PLPolski
bezużytecznie
be-zoo-zy-tech-ne
PTPortuguês
futilidade
foo-tee-lee-dade
RORomână
futil
foo-teel
RUРусский
бессмысленно
bes-smy-slen-no
SVSvenska
onödigt
o-no-dit
SWKiswahili
bila maana
bi-la ma-ana
TAதமிழ்
பயனற்ற
pa-ya-nar-ta
TEతెలుగు
అర్థరహిత
ar-tha-ra-hi-ta
THไทย
ไร้ประโยชน์
rai-pra-yo-chet
TLTL
walang kabuluhan
wa-lang ka-bu-lu-han
TRTürkçe
boşuna
bo-sh-u-na
UKУкраїнська
марно
mar-no
URاردو
بے کار
be-kar
VITiếng Việt
vô ích
vo-ich
YOYO
ko ni iṣẹ́
ko ni i-she
ZH中文
徒劳地
tu lao di
ZUZU
akamu
a-ka-mu

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