напра́сный — meaning in English

English meaning

• feckless adj Lacking direction, competence, or effectiveness; irresponsible and ineffective.
• futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
• otiose adj Having no effect.
• vain adj Excessively proud of one's own looks or achievements.

Senses

напра́сный is used for these senses in English:

• feckless Lacking purpose.
• futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
• otiose Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
• vain Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

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