Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pointless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pointless \Point"less\, a.
Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a
pointless sword; a pointless remark.
Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pointless
adj 1: not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are
all pointless" [syn: {unpointed}] [ant: {pointed}]
2: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;
"otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" [syn: {otiose},
{superfluous}, {wasted}]
3: lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially
purposeless"; "senseless violence" [syn: {purposeless}, {senseless}]
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