pointlessly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɔɪntləsli/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English pointless Middle English -ly English -ly English pointlessly From pointless + -ly.
Meanings
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Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance.
[…]as a result of which, the two scenarios in which the Harwich Force caught up with the battle while it was still going on were considered and brought forward into the main timeline, as it meant that both sides' light screening forces actually got to do something other than die pointlessly.
2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 30:58 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022:He sat there, pointlessly tossing the ball into the air and letting it fall, over and over.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pointlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pointlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
es inútilmente (pointless manner) · la nēquīquam (pointless manner) · pl bezcelowo (pointless manner) · eo sensence (pointless manner) · la in cassum (pointless manner) · enm ydelly (pointless manner)