pur ‧ pose ‧ less /ˈpɜːpəsləs $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ purpose , ↑ purposefulness ≠ ↑ purposelessness ; adverb : ↑ purposefully ≠ ↑ purposelessly , ↑ purposely ; adjective : ↑ purposeful ≠ ↑ purposeless ]
not having a clear aim or purpose OPP purposeful :
hours of purposeless activity
—purposelessly adverb
—purposelessness noun [uncountable]