FRUITLESS, adjective 1. Not bearing fruit; barren; destitute of fruit; as a fruitless plant. 2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. 3. Having no offspring.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI