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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
pointlessly is an adverb meaning "in a pointless manner". It carries one recorded sense.
in a pointless manner
“he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pointlessly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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