Pointless (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having no points scores; "a scoreless inning".
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- I don't have any sharp knives because I left them at my mom's, and my knives at home are all pointless and won't cut anything.
- After weeks of using them to mark boxes, all of my pens had become pointless and unable to leave any readable marks.
- If my pencil was any more pointless I would need to just get a new one instead of wasting time sharpening it again.
- Using a dull or pointless object can cause accidents as they slip or skip over surfaces unpredictably.
- By the end of the long drawing class my pointless colored pencils needed to be resharpened for next week.
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Meaning 3
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence".
Classification
All adjective clusters.