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aimless

[ eym-lis ]

/ ˈeɪm lɪs /

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adjective

without aim; purposeless.

Origin of aimless

First recorded in 1620–30; aim + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM aimless

aim·less·ly, adverb aim·less·ness, noun

Words nearby aimless

aim, aim to, aimak, aimee, aiming point, aimless, ain, ain't, aind, aineias, ainga

Example sentences from the Web for aimless

Brinsley got out of jail last July, and was desperate and aimless.

Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish |M.L. Nestel |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The title track (again, a cover) is an aimless Bo Diddley raveup.

‘High Hopes’ Review: Bruce Springsteen Lowers the Bar |Andrew Romano |January 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nick, once aimless with a deposition that would make Eeyore seem like Richard Simmons, is now happily dating Jess.

The Return of New Girl’s Coach…and of Faith in the Still-Great Comedy |Kevin Fallon |November 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It reminds me a little of Raising Hope in that it centers on well-intentioned but aimless people who love each other a lot.

TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows |Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez |June 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

In fact, the governor does not need much more than a ballot line from the aimless, tongue-tied, villain-rich GOP.

How Palin's Resignation Makes Her the True Frontrunner |John Batchelor |July 3, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The stars would be as a great wealth of diamond seed flung from the lavish hand of an aimless sower.

The "Genius" |Theodore Dreiser
I watch the insanity in his restless, aimless movements, and I feel desperate enough to try to get him a job.

An Anarchist Woman |Hutchins Hapgood
Indeed, I wore myself down with continual and aimless goings and comings in the rain.

The Ontario High School Reader |A.E. Marty
Particular and unsystematised observation cannot go on for ever, aimless, formless.

The Author's Craft |Arnold Bennett
The next day I started forth on an aimless course of wandering from one small town to another.

Reginald in Russia |Saki

British Dictionary definitions for aimless

aimless

/ (ˈeɪmlɪs) /

adjective

having no goal, purpose, or direction

Derived forms of aimless

aimlessly, adverb aimlessness, noun