Pointless


[point-lis] /ˈpɔɪnt lɪs/

adjective
1.
without a point:
a pointless pen.
2.
blunt, as an instrument.
3.
without force, meaning, or relevance:
a pointless remark.
4.
without a point scored, as in a game:
a pointless inning.
/ˈpɔɪntlɪs/
adjective
1.
without a point
2.
without meaning, relevance, or force
3.
(sport) without a point scored
adj.

early 14c., “blunt,” from point (n.) + -less. Meaning “of no effect, to no purpose” is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness.

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