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aimless

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aim·less  (mls)
adj.
Devoid of direction or purpose.
aimless·ly adv.
aimless·ness n.
aimless
Adjective
having no purpose or direction
aimlessly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.aimlessaimless - aimlessly drifting                  
adrift, afloat, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected
purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
2.aimlessaimless - continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
drifting, vagrant, floating, vagabond
unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
aimless
adjective purposeless, random, stray, pointless, erratic, wayward, frivolous, chance, goalless, haphazard, vagrant, directionless, unguided, undirected << OPPOSITE purposeful
Translations
aimless [ˈeɪmlɪs] adj → sin propósito, sin objeto
aimless [ˈeɪmlɪs] adj → sans but
aimless [ˈeɪmlɪs] aim adj → ziellos
aimless [ˈeɪmlɪs] adj, aimlessly [ˈeɪmlɪslɪ]
adv → senza scopo
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After remaining at and about the spot for some time, with aimless irresolution, the three men returned to Leamington, told their astonishing story and were afterward taken into custody.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
She was picking up one object after another now, and putting each down, in an aimless fashion quite unlike her usual decisiveness.
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And once the soul is set free, there is no need for painful aimless wanderings, no need for Mahomet to go to the Mountain, for resting in the centre of all things the universe will be our home and our share in the secrets of the World-Builder will be made known.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
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