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futilous

futilous adjective: futile; trifling.

Adjective

futilous (comparative more futilous, superlative most futilous)

  1. (obsolete) futile; trifling
    • Vain and futilous are the feavourish dreams of the antient Rabbins1659, Samuel Lee, Orbis miraculum, or, The temple of Solomon […]
    • futilous imaginations for the future1674, John Owen, A vindication of some passages in a discourse concerning communion with God […]

Forms of futilous

comparativemore futilous
superlativemost futilous

Questions about futilous

What does futilous mean?
Futilous means futile; trifling.
What part of speech is futilous?
Futilous is an adjective.

Words near futilous in the dictionary

  1. futilitarian
  2. futilitarianism
  3. futilitarians
  4. futilities
  5. futility
  6. futilous
  7. futing
  8. futomaki
  9. futon
  10. futons
  11. Futoshiki

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