fetal alcohol syndrome
n 1: a congenital medical condition in which body deformation
occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired
because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy [syn:
{fetal alcohol syndrome}, {FAS}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
futilely
adv
in a futile and unproductive manner
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: