adj.
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become
▪ consider sth , find sth , think sth
▪
She considered it ~ to plan in too much detail.
▪ make sth , render sth
▪
This renders the project ~.
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , completely , entirely , quite , totally , utterly
▪
The whole discussion was utterly ~.
▪ almost , fairly , pretty , rather , somewhat
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ apparently , seemingly
▪ ultimately
▪
The film is entertaining but ultimately ~.
Pointless is used with these nouns: ↑ argument , ↑ conversation , ↑ exercise , ↑ waste