having little or no sense, use, or purpose 无意义的,无用的,无目的的 speculating like this is a pointless exercise. 这样猜测是毫无意义的。 [with infinitive]it's pointless to plan too far ahead. 太早作计划是没用的。
(of a contest or competitor) without a point scored (竞赛,竞赛者)无得分的 they are bottom of the league and pointless. 他们是联赛的最后一名,而且一分未得。