'Vainly' definitions:
Definition of 'vainly'
From: WordNet
adverb
To no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: vainly, in vain]
Definition of 'Vainly'
From: GCIDE
- Vainly \Vain"ly\, adv. In a vain manner; in vain. [1913 Webster]