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vainly definition

vainly (vān′lē)

adverb

  1. in vain; uselessly; fruitlessly; without success
  2. with vanity; conceitedly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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