to no purpose

to no purpose
напрасно наречие:
напрасно (in vain, vainly, to no purpose)
зря (for nothing, to no purpose, for nought)
нецелесообразно (beside the purpose, to No purpose)
тщетно (in vain, vainly, uselessly, fondly, to no purpose, fecklessly)
впустую (in vain, to No purpose)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.

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