pointlessly

ˈpɔɪntləsli
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Translation of pointlessly from English into Dutch

Adverb

without purpose

in a manner lacking purpose or effect
  • He pointlessly argued about the rules.Hij maakte doelloos ruzie over de regels.
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Synonyms and analogies of pointlessly in English

Examples of pointlessly in a sentence

  • He pointlessly scrolled through his phone.

Translations of "pointlessly" in Context ordered by category and frequency

doelloos

Beings stumble pointlessly into non-manland as the lives of many people today.

Wezens strompelen doelloos in niemansland zoals het leven van vele mensen vandaag verloopt.

He spent hours pointlessly scrolling through social media without really engaging.

Hij bracht uren door met doelloos door sociale media te scrollen, zonder echt ergens bij stil te staan.

nodeloos

Soldier, I would neither needlessly nor pointlessly dispatch you into danger.

Soldaat, ik zou je nooit nodeloos nog zinloos in gevaar brengen.

By believing, or appearing to believe, the opposite, the Union is mistaken, and this is pointlessly complicating transatlantic relations.

De Unie heeft ongelijk en maakt de transatlantische relaties nodeloos ingewikkeld door het tegendeel te beweren of te doen geloven.

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pointlessly: Examples and translations in context

But looking back now, maybe we were just flexing them pointlessly.

Maar als ik er nu op terugkijk... wapperden we ze wellicht doelloos.

He paced pointlessly around the room, unable to decide what to do next.

Hij liep doelloos door de kamer heen en weer, niet in staat om een beslissing te nemen over wat hij nu moest doen.

You are too inexperienced as yet to avoid a tendency to become pointlessly preoccupied.

Je bent nog te onervaren om niet aan de neiging toe te geven je doelloos in gedachten te verliezen.

I mean, I didn't see anybody else get their tie caught in the reel or fire their gun pointlessly into the water.

Alleen jij zat met z'n das tussen de spoel... en schoot doelloos in het water.

She came to fight pointlessly.

Ze kwam doelloos vechten.

I would neither needlessly nor pointlessly dispatch you into danger.

Ik zou je nooit nodeloos of zinloos in gevaar brengen.

Why? The whole reason we're here is to solve a case, not to pointlessly smash into cars.

Waarom? We zijn hier om de zaak op de lossen niet om doelloos auto's te rammen.

Halfway through air-kissing Hans, I could just about hear you thinking, two vacant rich people fretting about pointlessly Pretty rocks and metal.

Halverwege de luchtkussende Hans, ik kon je bijna horen denken twee vrije rijke mensen die nodeloos piekeren over mooie stenen en metaal.

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