Purposeless Definition & Meaning

purposeless
adjective
  1. not evidencing any purpose or goal
  2. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

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