unavailingly

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English

Etymology

From unavailing +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

unavailingly (comparative more unavailingly, superlative most unavailingly)

  1. In an unavailing manner; without successful results.
    • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 208:
      diplomatic efforts to secure his release continued through the good offices of the Turks and others, albeit unavailingly.

Antonyms