Shenanigan vs Futile - What's the difference?
shenanigan | futile |
(countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.
(label)
Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.
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*:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
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As a noun shenanigan
is (countable) a deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.As an adjective futile is
incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.shenanigan
English
Noun
(en noun)- I spotted his next shenanigan — saw it coming — and so avoided being fooled.
References
* (wikipedia "shenanigan")futile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham, passage=Goals from Steven Pienaar, Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane sealed the win, but Rubin Kazan's 1-1 draw against PAOK Salonika rendered Spurs' efforts futile .}}
