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profitless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English profit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English profitless From profit + -less.

Meanings

  1. not yielding profit
    • I pray thee, cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless As water in a sieve... 1600, Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing:

Forms

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more profitless Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most profitless Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

profitlessly · profitlessness