vainly

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

vainly
    adv 1: to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city
           fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: {vainly},
           {in vain}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vainly \Vain"ly\, adv.
   In a vain manner; in vain.
   [1913 Webster]

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