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Definitions for pointlessly
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pointlesslyadverb

    in a pointless manner

    "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery"

Wiktionary

  1. pointlesslyadverb

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. pointlessly

    Pointlessly refers to doing something without a clear aim, purpose or reason. It implies that an action or effort is useless, futile or senseless, as it doesn't result in any meaningful or beneficial outcome.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pointlesslyadverb

    without point

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pointlessly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pointlessly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pointlessly in a Sentence

  1. Henry Aaron:

    It would certainly help( The US Mint) meet their targets. for the rest of the economy, the impact would be de minimis. But that's an argument for doing it. Since we're spending money pointlessly, why not save a little where we can ?

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