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Adverb: futilely  fyoo-t(u)l-lee or 'fyoo,tI(-u)l-lee [N. Amer], 'fyoo,tI(-u)l-lee [Brit]
  1. In a futile and unproductive manner
    "He futilely tried to open the locked door"