meaningless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- meaninglessly adverb
- meaninglessness noun
Etymology
Origin of meaningless
Example Sentences
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Joshua earned his share of a reported £210m purse, but from a boxing perspective - and for those in the UK who stayed up into the early hours to watch - the contest was meaningless.
From BBC
But Tom Kenyon, chief executive of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, argues that a cap would be meaningless.
From BBC
The climactic battle has the impact of a meaningless bar fight rather than an epic civilizational clash.
She believes these features, once dismissed as meaningless errors, may reflect multilingual artisans adjusting written language for diverse audiences.
From Science Daily
Freedom of religion is meaningless if it can be exercised only under threat.
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