bootlessly

/ˈbutləsli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is without success or benefit; futilely.
    • They waited bootlessly for the bus that never came.
    • She argued bootlessly with the ticket machine when it wouldn't accept her money.
    • He searched bootlessly for a parking spot in the crowded lot.
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