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exercise in futility

exercise in futility noun: a course of action doomed to be futile.

Noun

exercise in futility (plural exercises in futility)

  1. A course of action doomed to be futile.
    • Many feel that the continued war in Afghanistan is nothing more than an exercise in futility - and with good reason.2009 August 8, Tahereh Ghanaati, “The War in Afghanistan: An Exercise in Futility”, in Press TV

Forms of exercise in futility

pluralexercises in futility

Questions about exercise in futility

What does exercise in futility mean?
Exercise in futility means a course of action doomed to be futile.
What part of speech is exercise in futility?
Exercise in futility is a noun.
What is the plural of exercise in futility?
The plural of exercise in futility is exercises in futility.

Words near exercise in futility in the dictionary

  1. exercise boys
  2. exercise bulimia
  3. exercise cycle
  4. exercise cycles
  5. exercise for the reader
  6. exercise in futility
  7. exercise machine
  8. exercise machines
  9. exercise price
  10. exercise prices
  11. exercise regime

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