purposelessly

/ˈpɝpəsɫəsli/ adv

In a purposeless manner; to no end; for no reason.

Word Origin 'Purposelessly' builds on 'purpose' (from Latin 'proponere', to put forward) with -less (without) and -ly (adverb). So it means acting without an aim. The root 'ponere' (to place) is everywhere: 'position,' 'compose,' 'deposit.' The -less suffix comes from Old English 'lēas' (devoid of), related to 'loose.' So purposelessly is literally 'in a manner lacking a placed-forward aim.'

adv In a purposeless manner; to no end; for no reason.

The old man would often wander purposelessly through the park for hours.

(副词) 漫无目的地;无目的地

这位老人常常会在公园里漫无目的地闲逛数小时。

(adverbio) sin propósito; sin rumbo; sin sentido; al azar; sin ton ni son [De manera sin propósito; sin fin; sin razón.]

El anciano solía deambular **sin rumbo** por el parque durante horas.

(adverbe) sans but; inutilement; en vain; sans raison; à tort et à travers [D'une manière sans but, sans raison, en vain.]

Le vieil homme errait souvent sans but dans le parc pendant des heures.

(Adverb) zwecklos; sinnlos [auf eine sinnlose oder ziellose Weise; ohne erkennbaren Grund oder Nutzen.]

Der alte Mann schlenderte oft stundenlang **purposelessly** durch den Park.

(副詞) 目的もなく、理由もなしに。

その老人は何時間も公園をあてもなく歩き回ることがよくあった。

(advérbio) sem propósito; à toa; vãmente; sem finalidade [De maneira sem propósito; sem finalidade; sem razão.]

O velho frequentemente vagava sem propósito pelo parque por horas.

Word parts: purpose + less + ly

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