unavailing efforts

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• unavailing — un|a|vail|ing [ˌʌnəˈveılıŋ] adj literary not successful or effective ▪ unavailing efforts to make her happy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unavailing — adjective literary not successful or effective: unavailing efforts …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• unavailing — un•a•vail•ing [[t]ˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ[/t]] adj. ineffectual; futile: unavailing efforts[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70 un a•vail′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• unavailing — [[t]ʌ̱nəve͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ An unavailing attempt to do something does not succeed. Efforts to reach the people named in the report proved unavailing... He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness. Syn: unsuccessful …   English dictionary

• un´a|vail´ing|ly — un|a|vail|ing «UHN uh VAY lihng», adjective. not successful; useless; futile: »unavailing efforts. The dog kept jumping at the high fence but his attempts to get out of the pen were unavailing. SYNONYM(S): ineffectual. –un´a|vail´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• un|a|vail|ing — «UHN uh VAY lihng», adjective. not successful; useless; futile: »unavailing efforts. The dog kept jumping at the high fence but his attempts to get out of the pen were unavailing. SYNONYM(S): ineffectual. –un´a|vail´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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• Pope Callistus III —     Pope Callistus III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Callistus III     Born near Valencia in Spain, 31 December, 1378; died at Rome, 6 August, 1458. Alfonso de Borja (Ital. Borgia), as he was known before he became pope, came of a noble… …   Catholic encyclopedia