purposelessly

ˈpɜrpəsləsli
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Translation of purposelessly into German

Adverb

no purpose

Rare
in a way that shows no clear aim or direction
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  • He wandered purposelessly around the park.Er schlenderte ziellos durch den Park.
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Synonyms and analogies of purposelessly in English

adv.aimlesslypointlesslyMore synonyms

Examples of purposelessly in a sentence

  • Leaves drifted purposelessly in the wind.

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

ziellos

He walked purposelessly around the city, feeling lost and unsure of himself.

Er lief ziellos durch die Stadt und fühlte sich verloren und unsicher.

She leafed purposelessly through magazines, looking for inspiration that never came.

Sie blätterte ziellos durch Zeitschriften auf der Suche nach Inspiration, die nie kam.

zwecklos

Whoever opposes it senselessly and purposelessly conjures up his own downfall with absolute certainty and inevitability, regardless of whether he is aware of it or not.

Wer sich sinn- und zwecklos dagegen stemmt, beschwört mit absoluter Sicherheit und Unausweichlichkeit seinen eigenen Untergang herbei, egal ob ihm das bewusst ist oder nicht.

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purposelessly: Examples and translations in context

Walking purposelessly along the beach, she found peace in the sound of waves.

Ziellos am Strand entlang zu gehen, fand sie Frieden im Klang der Wellen.

He threw the ball purposelessly, just to watch it roll away across the field.

Er warf den Ball ziellos, nur um ihn über das Feld rollen zu sehen.

After the meeting, I sat purposelessly in my office, feeling disconnected from the team.

Nach dem Meeting saß ich ziellos in meinem Büro und fühlte mich vom Team entfremdet.

She typed purposelessly on her computer, unsure of what to write next.

Sie tippte ziellos auf ihrem Computer, unsicher, was sie als Nächstes schreiben sollte.

He spent the day purposelessly, drifting from one unimportant task to another.

Er verbrachte den Tag ziellos und trieb von einer unwichtigen Aufgabe zur nächsten.

She gazed purposelessly out the window, watching the rain without any thoughts.

Sie schaute ziellos aus dem Fenster und beobachtete den Regen, ohne darüber nachzudenken.

He stared purposelessly at the television, not really paying attention to the show.

Er starrte ziellos auf den Fernseher, ohne wirklich auf die Sendung zu achten.

She cooked purposelessly in the kitchen, not motivated to try anything new.

Sie kochte ziellos in der Küche, ohne die Motivation, etwas Neues auszuprobieren.

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