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pointless


pointless /ˈpɔɪntləs/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑point, ↑pointer, ↑pointlessness; adjective: ↑pointed, ↑pointy, ↑pointless; adverb: ↑pointlessly, ↑pointedly; verb: ↑point]
worthless or not likely to have any useful result:
Life just seemed pointless to me.
a pointless quarrel
it is pointless doing something
It’s pointless telling her to clean her room – she’ll never do it.
it is pointless to do something
I think it would be pointless to discuss this issue again.
—pointlessly adverb
—pointlessness noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
pointless not likely to have a useful result: She knew it would be pointless to argue with him. | The meeting was a pointless exercise.
futile completely pointless because there is no chance at all of being successful: She shut the door in a futile attempt to keep the smell out. | Their efforts proved futile (=did not have any success).
useless not useful or effective in any way: I knew it was useless to try to explain to him what had happened. | The map we had been given was useless.
hopeless having no hope of being successful or effective: It was a hopeless task. | He was jumping up and down in a hopeless attempt to keep warm.
be a waste of time/money/effort to be not worth the time, money etc that you use because you do not achieve anything: The whole process was a complete waste of time. | The scheme was a waste of money.

pointlesshu
['pɔintlis]
tính từ
cùn, không nhọn
vô nghĩa, không ý vị, lạc lõng, vu vơ (câu chuyện); vô dụng, vô mục đích (người, vật)
make a pointless remark
đưa ra một nhận xét vô nghĩa


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