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Pointlessly — Point less*ly, adv. Without point. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointlessly — adverb Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance. He sat there, pointlessly tossing the ball into the air and letting it fall, over and over … Wiktionary
pointlessly — pointless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointlessly — adverb in a pointless manner he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery • Derived from adjective: ↑pointless … Useful english dictionary
pointlessly — adverb see pointless … New Collegiate Dictionary
pointlessly — Synonyms and related words: aimlessly, aridly, barrenly, bloodlessly, bootlessly, colorlessly, dismally, draggily, drearily, drearisomely, dryly, dully, dustily, effetely, emptily, fecklessly, fruitlessly, futilely, heavily, hollowly, inanely,… … Moby Thesaurus
pointlessly — pɔɪntlɪslɪ adv. in vain, uselessly, for no purpose … English contemporary dictionary
pointlessly — point·less·ly … English syllables
pointless — pointlessly, adv. pointlessness, n. /poynt lis/, adj. 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. [1300 … Universalium
Heraclitus — Catherine Osborne No philosopher before Socrates can have had such a profound influence on so many generations of subsequent thinkers as Heraclitus. Nor can any thinker, probably in the whole history of philosophy, have inspired such a wide range … History of philosophy
