pointlessly

/ˈpɔɪntləsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

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adv

"He sat there, pointlessly tossing the ball into the air and letting it fall, over and over."
"[…]as a result of which, the two scenarios in which the Harwich Force caught up with the battle while it was still going on were considered and brought forward into the main timeline, as it meant that both sides' light screening forces actually got to do something other than die pointlessly."

Etymology tree English pointless Middle English -ly English -ly English pointlessly From pointless + -ly.

more pointlessly (comparative) most pointlessly (superlative)

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How do you pronounce pointlessly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɪntləsli/.

What does pointlessly mean?

Where does pointlessly come from?

Etymology tree English pointless Middle English -ly English -ly English pointlessly From pointless + -ly.

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