"uselessly" meaning in English

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        "In a useless manner."
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in a useless manner",
          "word": "inútilment"
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          "sense": "in a useless manner",
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          "sense": "in a useless manner",
          "word": "inutilmente"
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          "sense": "to no useful purpose",
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          "sense": "to no useful purpose",
          "word": "inutilement"
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
      "word": "inútilment"
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a useless manner",
      "word": "kelvottomasti"
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
      "word": "unnytlīċe"
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
      "word": "inutilmente"
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
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      "sense": "in a useless manner",
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      "sense": "to no useful purpose",
      "word": "inutilement"
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      "sense": "to no useful purpose",
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      "sense": "to no useful purpose",
      "word": "unnytlīċe"
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