pointless
Americanadjective
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without a point.
a pointless pen.
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blunt, as an instrument.
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without force, meaning, or relevance.
a pointless remark.
- Synonyms:
- ineffectual, futile, unproductive, meaningless
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without a point scored, as in a game.
a pointless inning.
adjective
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without a point
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without meaning, relevance, or force
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sport without a point scored
Other Word Forms
- pointlessly adverb
- pointlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of pointless
First recorded in 1300–50, pointless is from Middle English point les. See point, -less
Example Sentences
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But Catherine says introducing a mandatory waiting period would be pointless as the wait times for a driving test are already so long.
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He finished bottom of the table and went pointless in the first eight weeks.
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"A classic example is around diet or exercise and people think that if they mess up one day then the whole thing is pointless," she tells BBC's What's Up Doc podcast.
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It was an incalculable loss, but Ernaux did not want to ruin their relationship with a pointless argument.
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Then again, England's overall record in Australia is so bad it feels pointless to single out individual venues.
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