futilely

1. 1.

   in a futile and unproductive manner

Questions about futilely

What does futilely mean?

futilely means "in a futile and unproductive manner".

How many syllables are in futilely?

futilely has 4 syllables and divides as fu-ti-le-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is futilely a common word?

futilely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.