pointless

Adjective

pointless (comparative more pointless, superlative most pointless)

1. Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
   • a pointless sword
   • a pointless knife
2. Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
   • a pointless remark
   • The sequel to the film was even more pointless than the original
3. Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
   • Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.
   • The latter, however, showed in the 1890s that the issue had become pointless, as by then no power could arrest the development of capitalism and the decline of the obshchina.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

   Synonyms:

   futile, needless, purposeless, redundant, superfluous

4. Having no points
   • After four matches and four defeats, United remain pointless at the foot of the table.
5. Without points.
   • a pointless topology
6. (derogatory) Point-free; employing the tacit programming paradigm.