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purposely [ˈpɜːpəslı] ADV

purposeful [ˈpɜːpəsfʊl] ADJ

I . purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] N

II . purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] VB trans

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purpose [ˈpɜːpəs]

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priceless [ˈpraıslıs] ADJ

ceaseless [ˈsiːslıs] ADJ

senseless [ˈsenslıs] ADJ

2. senseless:

senseless
极愚蠢的 jí yúchǔn de
senseless
无知的 wúzhīde
▶ senselessly ADV
▶ senselessness N

remorseless ADJ

careless [ˈkeəlıs] ADJ

3. careless:

careless
无忧无虑的 wú yōu wú lǜ de
▶ carelessly ADV
▶ carelessness N

tireless [ˈtaıəlıs] ADJ

toneless [ˈtəʊnlıs] ADJ

I . wireless [ˈwaıəlıs] ADJ

II . wireless [ˈwaıəlıs] N mainly Brit

homeless [ˈhəʊmlıs] ADJ

hopeless [ˈhəʊplıs] ADJ

loveless [ˈlʌvlıs] ADJ

loveless
没有爱的 méiyǒu ài de
loveless
得不到爱的 dé bù dào ài de
▶ lovelessly ADV
▶ lovelessness N

tuneless ADJ

nerveless [ˈnɜːvlıs] ADJ

2. nerveless:

nerveless
沉着的 chénzhuó de
nerveless
冷静的 lěngjìng de
▶ nervelessly ADV

graceless [ˈgreıslıs] ADJ

2. graceless:

graceless
没礼貌的 méi lǐmào de
graceless
堕落的 duòluòde
▶ gracelessly ADV

guileless ADJ

shapeless [ˈʃeıplıs] ADJ

2. shapeless:

shapeless
样子不好的 yàngzi bùhǎode
shapeless
奇形怪状的 qí xíng guài zhuàng de
▶ shapelessly ADV
▶ shapelessness N

spineless [ˈspaınlıs] ADJ

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This literary use arose because the cloth type was often used as padding, hence, the purposeless words are "fustian".
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It does not come with quantity of action that includes purposeless motion.
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Criticisms included the disjointed and sometimes purposeless gameplay, and that the extreme violence and lack of clerics made survival difficult.
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This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces.
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Third, egoism can not be reduced to greed, avarice, or purposeless accumulation.
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But merely learned persons do not appreciate this method nor understand the value of the "wu wei" method: and they engage in purposeless discussions and the vanity of words.
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It involves excessive and purposeless motor behavior, as well as extreme mental preoccupation that prevents an intact experience of reality.
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How is the public interest served by the purposeless leaking of information?
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Fun is an experience - short-term, often unexpected, informal, not cerebral and generally purposeless.
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No celebration can take place without show and splendor as, in essence, a purposeless celebration is the most natural human response to the mystery of life.
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