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• pointless — adj 1. blunt, dull, unsharp, unsharp ened; unedged, edgeless, rounded, worn down, obtuse, unpointed, Naut. bluff. 2. meaningless, purposeless, hollow, empty, vain; inane, worthless, senseless, without rhyme or reason; unreasonable, irrational,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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• point´less|ness — point|less «POYNT lihs», adjective. 1. without a point: »a pointless sword, a pointless pencil. SYNONYM(S): blunt. 2. Figurative. without meaning or purpose: »a pointless question. SYNONYM(S): meaningless. –point´less|ly, adverb. – …   Useful english dictionary

• point´less|ly — point|less «POYNT lihs», adjective. 1. without a point: »a pointless sword, a pointless pencil. SYNONYM(S): blunt. 2. Figurative. without meaning or purpose: »a pointless question. SYNONYM(S): meaningless. –point´less|ly, adverb. – …   Useful english dictionary

• point|less — «POYNT lihs», adjective. 1. without a point: »a pointless sword, a pointless pencil. SYNONYM(S): blunt. 2. Figurative. without meaning or purpose: »a pointless question. SYNONYM(S): meaningless. –point´less|ly, adverb. – …   Useful english dictionary

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