Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a vain manner.
- In an inflated or conceited manner; proudly; arrogantly: as, to strut about vainly.
- Idly; foolishly; unreasonably; hence, erroneously; falsely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a vain manner; in vain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
vain manner; to noavail .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to no avail
Etymologies
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vain + -ly
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