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pointless

[ point-lis ]

adjective

  1. without a point:

    a pointless pen.

  2. blunt, as an instrument.
  3. without force, meaning, or relevance:

    a pointless remark.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. without a point scored, as in a game:

    a pointless inning.



pointless

/ ˈɔɪԳٱɪ /

adjective

  1. without a point
  2. without meaning, relevance, or force
  3. sport without a point scored
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǾԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈǾԳٱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ǾԳl· adverb
  • ǾԳl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pointless1

First recorded in 1300–50, pointless is from Middle English point les. See point, -less
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The sequences of brutal violence in “Civil War” make the actual politics within the film’s universe pointless.

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Worse, his "treatments" of children are better described as pointless torture.

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If deciding which of those guys you like less seems pointless or impossible, I feel you.

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He added that he had told his neighbors it was pointless to fight, but the Israeli incursions were intolerable for many people here.

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"Trump's so-called "special envoy" might dismiss British leadership as pointless posturing, but we know what it really is," he said.

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