purposeless
adjective
pur·pose·less
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Definition of purposeless
: having no purpose : aimless, meaningless
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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 Members sometimes sell marijuana and cocaine, but major cartels have been uninterested in partnering with the gang, because purposeless violence is bad for business. — Hannah Dreier, Daily Intelligencer, "The Betrayal of Triste," 2 Apr. 2018 How many of the men and women who are the heroes of Worth’s tales can possibly stand in the face of such purposeless slaughter? — Kenneth M. Pollack, New York Times, "A RAGE FOR ORDER," 25 Apr. 2016 Sydenham is an autoimmune illness characterized by rapid, involuntary, purposeless movements, especially of the face, feet and hands. — Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, "Hidden Invaders," 29 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'purposeless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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purposeless
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of purposeless
: having or seeming to have no purpose or reason
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