| 单词 | purposeless |
| 释义 | purposeless (once / 6667 pages) adj WORD FAMILY purposeless: purposelessly, purposelessness+/purpose: multipurpose, purposed, purposeful, purposeless, purposes, purposing/purposeful: purposefully, purposefulness/purposelessness: purposelessnesses USAGE EXAMPLESOur culture praises multitasking and purposeless busywork. No wonder, then, that imperfect stillness can seem so frightening. Salon(Nov 28, 2016) Her kids were grown and doing well, her only grandchild just starting college, and I think she felt purposeless. New York Times(Sep 26, 2016) “A lot of people overlook why some of these seemingly purposeless breaches matter,” said Mr. Kanuck. New York Times(Sep 23, 2016) 1adj not evidencing any purpose or goal Syn|Ant meaningless, nonmeaningful having no meaning or direction or purpose adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirectedaimlessly drifting desultorymarked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another purposeful serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal meaningfulhaving a meaning or purpose businesslike, earnestnot distracted by anything unrelated to the goal goal-directed, purposivehaving a purpose purpose-built, purpose-madedesigned and constructed to serve a particular purpose resolutefirm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination 2adj serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being a life essentially purposeless Syn otiose, pointless, senseless, superfluous, wasted worthless lacking in usefulness or value |
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