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unavailing

un·a·vail·ing

unavailing

 
pronunciation:
uhn veI lIng
part of speech: adjective
definition: without effect; futile or unsuccessful.
Their cries for help were unavailing.
similar words:
feeble, futile, hopeless, pointless, vain, void
derivation: unavailingly (adv.)