having no purpose; not worth doing:
We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue. * Trying to foresee the future is a pointless exercise.
pointlessly adverb:
He argued pointlessly with his parents.
pointlessness noun [U]:
the pointlessness of war
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is pointless a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, pointless is tagged as adjective.
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