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bootless

Bootless (adj) means Profitless; pointless; unavailing.

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Profitless; pointless; unavailing.
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Etymology

From Middle English boteles, botles, from Old English bōtlēas; equivalent to boot (“profit; use; behoof”) + -less. Doublet of botleas.

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"bootless" (adj) means profitless; pointless; unavailing.

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