POINTLESSLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pointlessly mean? 

• POINTLESSLY (adverb)
  The adverb POINTLESSLY has 1 sense:

1. in a pointless manner

  Familiarity information: POINTLESSLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINTLESSLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a pointless manner

Context example:

he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery

Pertainym:

pointless (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being)

 Context examples 

She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy and swept into the kitchen, implying that a dozen chefs awaited her orders there.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Among the broken fragments of the last five minutes at table I remember the candles being lit again, pointlessly, and I was conscious of wanting to look squarely at every one and yet to avoid all eyes.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)