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purposeless

adjective
pur·​pose·​less | \ ˈpər-pəs-ləs How to pronounce purposeless (audio) \

Definition of purposeless

: having no purpose : aimless, meaningless

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Other Words from purposeless

purposelessly adverb
purposelessness noun

Examples of purposeless in a Sentence

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Failing that, the right thing to do is spare Judge Kavanaugh and Ms. Ford an awful, purposeless hearing that cannot be anything but a disgrace to the Senate. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Sen. Feinstein, Clean Up Your Mess," 25 Sep. 2018 But a social worker, Ida Peck, continued to harass McCall at home, bullying her into receiving more painful, purposeless injections. — Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, "When America imprisoned ‘promiscuous’ women," 23 May 2018

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First Known Use of purposeless

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

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More Definitions for purposeless

purposeless

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of purposeless

: having or seeming to have no purpose or reason

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