pointless (adj.)

  1. not having a point especially a sharp point; my pencils are all pointless

    [ Syn: unpointed ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: otiose , purposeless , senseless , superfluous , wasted ]

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