resultless

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It occurred to me that possibly the pomegranate seeds might have germinated, and the plants become established and acclimatised, but search proved resultless.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

They will find it giving a deaf ear to these unworthy complaints of temporary trouble or present loss, and turning gladly from all this incoherent and resultless clamor to the new world opening around us.

From Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses by Reid, Whitelaw

It has been said that there are some interesting points about this resultless engagement.

From The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

Thus, the whole scene, however   curious in itself, seems motiveless and resultless.

From Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship by Archer, William

The inquiry was soon over and proved as resultless as that made alone by Lieutenant Greg Holmes in the middle of the night.

From Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)