resultless

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The spirit of intrigue with women, as to which men will flatter themselves, is customarily so vile, so mean, so vapid a reflection of a feeling, so aimless, resultless, and utterly unworthy!

From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony

Our plans for intercepting the good man were well laid and successful, but turned out resultless.

From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

We have seen that for a long period the history of the colony is a mere chronicle of savage and resultless combats, and treacherous truces between the French and the formidable Iroquois confederacy.

From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George

There was a spasm of excitement in Congress, but it was brief and resultless.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

Our great reformer, the Count Széchenyi, was worn out by his long and seemingly resultless struggles against the policy of the Court of Vienna.

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef