Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Vain; empty. Tusser, Husbandry, Author's Epistle, ii.
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Examples
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The ball was past him before he could blink, let alone move a glove in vainful resistance.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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