fruitless
adjective
[ ˈfruːtləs ]
• failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.
• "his fruitless attempts to publish poetry"
Similar:
futile,
vain,
in vain,
to no avail,
to no effect,
idle,
pointless,
useless,
worthless,
needless,
wasted,
hollow,
ineffectual,
ineffective,
inefficacious,
unproductive,
unrewarding,
profitless,
unsuccessful,
unavailing,
barren,
for naught,
abortive,
bootless,
• (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit.
• "a banana leaf from a fruitless palm"
