| bootless |
| bootless | (adj) unproductive of success, Syn. sleeveless, vain, futile, fruitless, Example: a fruitless search; futile years after her artistic peak; a sleeveless errand; a vain attempt |
| Bootless | a. [ From Boot profit. ] Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] -- |