pointless
adjetivocorrente nos diálogos
- //ˈpɔɪntləs//
Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
adjetivo
- 1
Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
a pointless sword
a pointless knife
- 2
Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
a pointless remark
The sequel to the film was even more pointless than the original
Even the numerous drunkards and beggars seemed to be in a hurry, stumbling from one side of the street to the other with pointless resolution or, with businesslike expeditiousness, soliciting money and food from strangers.
- 3
Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.
The latter, however, showed in the 1890s that the issue had become pointless, as by then no power could arrest the development of capitalism and the decline of the obshchina.
- 4
Having no points
After four matches and four defeats, United remain pointless at the foot of the table.
- 5
Without points.
a pointless topology
- 6
Point-free; employing the tacit programming paradigm.
Etimologia
From Middle English pointles, poynteles, poyntlees. By surface analysis, point + -less.
Formas
- comparativo
- more pointless
- superlativo
- most pointless
pointless · Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
points · Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one…Points · An unincorporated community in West Virginia.pointy · Pointed in shape; having a point or points.