See no good in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
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"word": "gainless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
"word": "idle"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
"word": "dry"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
"word": "ineffectual"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
"word": "inefficacious"
},
{
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{
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},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
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},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
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