34 entries under fruitless topic. ×

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thankless(adjective, difficult, unsatisfactory, trying)
3
unremunerative(adjective, dry, idle, useless)
2
gainless(adjective, dry, idle, useless, ineffective)
2
hopeless(adjective, dry, idle, useless)
2
unpleasant(adjective, difficult, unsatisfactory, trying)
1
bad(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
1
difficult(adjective, unsatisfactory, trying, unfulfilling)
1
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, unsatisfactory, trying)
1
not up to par(expression, adjective, idiom, quiet, rotten)
1
not up to snuff(expression, adjective, idiom, quiet, rotten)
1
poor(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
1
rancid(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
1
sour(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
1
turned(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
1
unsatisfactory(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
0
decomposed(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
0
disappointing(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
0
disheartening(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
0
displeasing(adjective, quiet, slack, rotten, tainted)
0
distasteful(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, unsatisfactory, trying)
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