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| 1. | [ adjective ] not having a point especially a sharp point | |
| Synonyms: | unpointed | |
| Examples: | "my pencils are all pointless" |
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| Related terms: | pointed blunt | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | |
| Synonyms: | wasted superfluous otiose | |
| Examples: | "otiose lines in a play" "advice is wasted words" |
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| Related terms: | worthless | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] lacking import | |
| Synonyms: | senseless purposeless | |
| Examples: | "a pointless remark" "a life essentially purposeless" "senseless violence" |
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| Related terms: | meaningless | |
| Similar spelling: |
pointlessly pointel pointillism ponytail pintle pointilist pointilism poundal point_lace |
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