adj
unavailing
Unavailing (adj) means having no useful effect or result.
adj
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Having no useful effect or result.
"During the next ten years, efforts to secure support for extending the railway south of Hawick were unavailing."
— H. A. Vallance, The Waverley Route (1952)
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Etymology
Formed from un- and availing.
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What is the meaning of unavailing?
"unavailing" (adj) means having no useful effect or result.
What is another word for unavailing?
Other words for "unavailing" include futile, otiose, meaningless, ineffectual.
What is the opposite of unavailing?
The opposite of "unavailing" is useful.
