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Pointless \Point"less\, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

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]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Pointless \Point"less\, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark.

Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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