purposeless

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English

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Etymology

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From purpose +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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purposeless (comparative more purposeless, superlative most purposeless)

  1. Without purpose.
    • 2008, Luo Ji, The Dark Forest[1], →ISBN:
      Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape.

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