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pointlessly

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point·less  (pointls)
adj.
1. Lacking meaning; senseless.
2. Ineffectual: pointless attempts to rescue the victims of the raging fire.
pointless·ly adv.
pointless·ness n.
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Adv.1.pointlessly - in a pointless manner; "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery"
Translations
pointlessly [ˈpɔɪntlɪslɪ] ADV (= vainly) → inútilmente; (= without motive) → sin motivo
pointlessly
adv → sinnlos
pointlessly [ˈpɔɪntlɪslɪ] adv (suffer, live, remark) → inutilmente, senza scopo; (destroy, kill) → inutilmente, senza motivo
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