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purposeless

[ pur-puh s-lis ]

/ ˈpɜr pəs lɪs /

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adjective

having no purpose or apparent meaning.

having no aim or goal; aimless: to lead a purposeless existence.

Origin of purposeless

First recorded in 1545–55; purpose + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM purposeless

pur·pose·less·ly, adverb pur·pose·less·ness, noun

Words nearby purposeless

purport, purported, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposeless, purposely, purposive, purpresture, purpura, purpura annularis telangiectodes

Example sentences from the Web for purposeless

I watched another three episodes, thinking it might just be a slow start—but no, the amiable, purposeless loafing continues.

Yes, ‘Looking’ Is Boring. It’s the Drama Gays Deserve. |Tim Teeman |January 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Early critics called it 'a strange, inartistic story' with 'purposeless power.'

Battle of the Brontes |Jennie Yabroff |March 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Early critics called it "a strange, inartistic story" with "purposeless power."

Battle of the Brontes |Jennie Yabroff |March 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Chicago is leaderless, purposeless, slovenly, down at the heels.

Marching Men |Sherwood Anderson

Even he was not willing to come to a blank, purposeless end.

In Wild Rose Time |Amanda M. Douglas
Benton, little to his credit, was a leader in these purposeless conflicts.

Thomas Hart Benton |Theodore Roosevelt
In the purposeless career of a man of his sort, there is much that it is well to forget.

The Business of Life |Robert W. Chambers
To and fro, soundless and purposeless, swung the long pendulum.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for purposeless

purposeless

/ (ˈpɜːpəslɪs) /

adjective

having no fixed plan or intention

Derived forms of purposeless

purposelessly, adverb purposelessness, noun