Syntaxiom

pointlessly

/ˈpɔɪntləsli/ adv

Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance.

Word Origin Point comes from Latin punctum 'a prick, dot' — the idea of a sharp end. When something is pointless, it has no sharp end, no purpose, no direction. Pointlessly is the adverb: doing something without any point. The same root gives us appoint (to point to a position), disappoint (to fail to appoint, to let down), and acupuncture (pricking with needles).

adv Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance.

They argued pointlessly for hours without reaching any conclusion.

(副词) 毫无意义地；无目的地；徒劳地

他们毫无意义地争论了几个小时，没有任何结论。

(adverbio) inútilmente; sin sentido; en vano; vanamente [Sin sentido; de manera inútil; de forma que carece de propósito o importancia.]

Discutieron inútilmente durante horas sin llegar a ninguna conclusión.

(adverbe) vainement; inutilement; futilement; en vain [Sans but, de manière dépourvue de sens ou d'importance ; vainement.]

Ils ont discuté pointlessly (vainement) pendant des heures sans aboutir à aucune conclusion.

(Adverb) sinnlos; zwecklos; ohne Sinn und Zweck [**pointlessly** bedeutet ohne Sinn oder Zweck; auf eine Weise, die keine Bedeutung oder Wichtigkeit hat.]

Sie stritten sich **pointlessly** stundenlang, ohne zu einem Ergebnis zu kommen.

(副詞) 意味や目的もなく；無駄に。

彼らは何の結論にも達しないまま、何時間もむだに言い争った。

(advérbio) inutilmente; sem sentido; em vão; à toa; vãmente [Sem propósito; de maneira sem sentido; de forma a carecer de finalidade ou importância.]

Eles discutiram inutilmente por horas sem chegar a nenhuma conclusão.

Synonyms: meaninglessly purposelessly aimlessly needlessly uselessly fruitlessly vainly Antonyms: meaningfully purposefully usefully productively

Related words

point pointer

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