Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Futile /fyo͞ot'-əl/ · Fu·tile · IPA /ˈfju.taɪl/ 01 a. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. 1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling.[Obs.] “Talkers and futile persons.” — Bacon. 2. Of no importance; having no useful purpose; useless; vain; worthless; pointless. “His reasoning . . . was singularly futile.” — Macaulay.