He vainly acknowledged his ex-wife as he walked past her; he did not want his feelings to show for her.
He vainly attempted to collect the papers blowing in the wind. The party vainly opposed the passage of the amendment.
(vainly can imply either futilely or for reasons of vanity) "We tried vainly to have the decision appealed." "She vainly wears her dark wig and fake eyelashes to school functions."
Vain can have several meanings, so here are a couple of examples.He tried vainly to catch the bus, but ended up walking.She preened vainly in front of the mirror for hours.
Vainly is the act of taking excessive pride in yourself or in the manner of which you do something. An example of this word used in a sentence is "He conducted himself very vainly when he accepted his award".
The adverb of the word "vain" is vainly.An example sentence is: "she vainly checks her hair again".
Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs was created in 1995.
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No, the word 'vainly' is the adverb form of the adjective vain.The abstract noun form of the adjective vain is vanity.
Vainly, gainly, ungainly, mainly and humanely
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