pointless Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not having a point especially a sharp point
    unpointed.
    • my pencils are all pointless
  2. adjective satellite serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
    senseless; purposeless; wasted; otiose; superfluous.
    • otiose lines in a play
    • advice is wasted words
    • a pointless remark
    • a life essentially purposeless
    • senseless violence

WordNet

Point"less adjective
Definitions
  1. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. Syn. -- Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid.

Webster 1913