Definition of vainly

"vainly" in the adverb sense

1. vainly, in vain

to no avail

"he looked for her in vain"

"the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"

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Quotations for vainly

We must not stint
Our necessary actions, in the fear
To cope malicious censurers; which ever,
As ravenous fishes, do a vessel follow
That is new trimmed, but benefit no further
Than vainly longing. [ William Shakespeare, Henry VIII ]

I know a mount, the gracious Sun perceives
First when he visits, last, too, when he leaves
The world; and, vainly favored, it repays
The day-long glory of his steadfast gaze
By no change of its large calm front of snow. [ Robert Browning ]

'Tis the fate of the noblest soul to sigh vainly for a reflection of itself. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent towards their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it. [ Bovee ]

I would rather dwell in the dim fog of superstition than in air rarefied to nothing by the air-pump of unbelief; in which the panting breast expires, vainly and convulsively gasping for breath. [ Richter ]

Chance is a term we apply to events to denote that they happen without any necessary or foreknown cause. When we say a thing happens by chance, we mean no more than that its cause is unknown to us, and not, as some vainly imagine, that chance itself can be the cause of anything. [ C. Buck ]

vainly in Scrabble®

The word vainly is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters vainly:

VAINLY
(48)
VAINLY
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word vainly

VAINLY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In vainly

VAINLY
(48)
VAINLY
(48)
VINYL
(45)
VINYL
(45)
NAVY
(42)
VAINLY
(40)
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INLAY
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VAIN
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VAINLY
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INLAY
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vainly in Words With Friends™

The word vainly is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters vainly:

VAINLY
(78)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word vainly

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In vainly

VAINLY
(78)
VAINLY
(72)
VAINLY
(72)
VINYL
(69)
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(60)
VINYL
(57)
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(28)
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(21)
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Words within the letters of vainly

2 letter words in vainly (6 words)

3 letter words in vainly (9 words)

4 letter words in vainly (7 words)

5 letter words in vainly (3 words)

6 letter words in vainly (1 word)

vainly + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence vainly

Words that start with vainly (1 word)

Words with vainly in them (1 word)

Words that end with vainly (1 word)

Word Growth involving vainly

Shorter words in vainly

ai vain

in vain

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