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Bootless

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without boots. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Profitless; pointless; unavailing.

    "I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unproductive of success wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bootles, botelees; equivalent to boot + -less.

Etymology 2

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

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