pointless

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not having a point especially a sharp point
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
    lacking import

Word Origin

pointless (adj.)
early 14c., "blunt," from point (n.) + -less. Meaning "of no effect, to no purpose" is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness.

Example

1. Living just for myself seems boring and pointless .
2. Tokyo too must avoid pointless tit-for-tat .
3. Moving towns in an effort to escape earthquakes was pointless , he wrote .
4. They are the casualties of this long and pointless war .
5. The little chips and gouges in the frame are a dispiriting reminder of the pointless assault .

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