resultless

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In this almost accidental battle both sides suffered enormous losses, and neither attempted to bring about, or even to risk, a second resultless trial of strength.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Too primitive for the Society into which he had cantered must be his Far-West methods, since rusted over were his hopes and resultless his to-day.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel

The follies that seemed so amusing and resultless in their time had ripened to this bitter effect, and he knew that he, and not she, was mainly culpable.

From A Modern Instance by Howells, William Dean

There was a spasm of excitement in Congress, but it was brief and resultless.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

War strategy is vivid, stimulating and resultful; preparation strategy is dull, plodding, and—for the strategist himself—apparently resultless.

From The Navy as a Fighting Machine by Fiske, Bradley A. (Bradley Allen)