fairly pointless

Frequency: 6.07.7 per million words

Indicates that something has little purpose, to a moderate degree.

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Examples (10)

  • The debate became fairly pointless after the main speaker left.
  • Trying to argue with him is fairly pointless; he never changes his mind.
  • Without a clear goal, all their efforts seemed fairly pointless.
  • She found the discussion to be fairly pointless and unconstructive.
  • It felt fairly pointless to continue working on the project after the funding was cut.
  • His attempts to explain the complex theory were fairly pointless to the uninitiated.
  • The meeting was fairly pointless as no decisions were made.
  • I think complaining about it now would be fairly pointless.
  • After two hours, the search seemed fairly pointless.
  • Creating such a detailed plan for a minor task felt fairly pointless.