"uselessly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uselessly.wav Forms: more uselessly [comparative], most uselessly [superlative]
Etymology: From useless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|useless|ly}} useless + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} uselessly (comparative more uselessly, superlative most uselessly)
  1. In a useless manner. Translations (in a useless manner): inútilment (Catalan), k'ax̣chi (Chinook Jargon), turhasti (Finnish), kelvottomasti (Finnish), unnytlīċe (Old English), bezużytecznie (Polish), inutilmente (Portuguese), gun fheum (Scottish Gaelic), inútilmente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-uselessly-en-adv-Kr~esitq Disambiguation of 'in a useless manner': 100 0
  2. To no useful purpose. Translations (to no useful purpose): turhaan (Finnish), inutilement (French), ydelly (Middle English), innutilement (Norman), unnytlīċe (Old English), bezużytecznie (Polish), gun fheum (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-uselessly-en-adv-A1pn4kDk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinook Jargon translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinook Jargon translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'to no useful purpose': 0 100
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