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profitlessly

profitlessly

8.1
In a way that gives no benefit
  • adverb
  • /ˈprɒfɪtˌlɛsli/
translation icon : infructuosamente
  • The company toiled profitlessly for years before finally turning a profit.

Examples

  • He searched profitlessly for any evidence to support his claim.

  • They invested profitlessly in several schemes that yielded no returns.

  • He worked profitlessly for months without a salary.

  • The investment turned out to be profitlessly risky.

  • He spent the entire afternoon profitlessly scrolling through social media instead of working on his project.

  • Trying to convince him was profitlessly exhausting, as he was set in his opinions.

  • The hours I spent studying for that test felt profitlessly wasted when I failed to pass.

Synonyms

unprofitably
vsprofitlessly
6.0

In a way that does not make money

is the same sense expressed as lacking benefit or advantage
gainlessly
vsprofitlessly
9.8

In a way that does not bring any profit or success

is identical in meaning and focuses on lack of benefit rather than success

Antonyms

profitably
7 4.1

In a way that makes money or gives an advantage

How Profitable

lucratively
1 5.3
profitably
7 4.1
profitlessly
8.1

Surface Forms

profitlessly positive

Morphology

profitlessly = profitless (transparent) = profit + less + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'profitless', yielding an adverb meaning 'in a profitless manner'.

Etymology

Profitlessly starts with profit, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to do well' or 'gain'. The part -less means 'without' and the ending -ly makes it 'in a way that', so profitlessly means doing something 'without gain' or 'with no benefit'.