pointful

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English

Etymology

From point +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pointful (comparative more pointful, superlative most pointful)

  1. Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.
  2. Having a point; not pointless.
    • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 193:
      In my above album of things that seem to make life pointful and worthwhile, […] this would constitute an exceptional entry.

Antonyms

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