profitless

English

Etymology

From profit +‎ -less.

Adjective

profitless (comparative more profitless, superlative most profitless)

  1. not yielding profit
    • 1600, Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing‎[1]:
      I pray thee, cease thy counsel,
      Which falls into mine ears as profitless
      As water in a sieve...

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