POINTLESS


Meaning of POINTLESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔɪntləs ]

If you say that something is pointless , you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose.

Violence is always pointless...

...pointless arguments.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ [ disapproval ]

• point‧less‧ly

Chemicals were pointlessly poisoning the soil.

ADV : usu ADV with v

• point‧less‧ness

You cannot help wondering about the pointlessness of it all.

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