meaninglessly C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #139198 Meanings 1 adv In a way that has no meaning or purpose. The bureaucrat shuffled the same papers meaninglessly from one tray to another. Etymology AI details From meaningless + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # meaninglessly **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 139198 ## Meanings 1. In a way that has no meaning or purpose. ## Examples - The bureaucrat shuffled the same papers meaninglessly from one tray to another. ## Etymology From meaningless + -ly. ## AI Etymology Meaninglessly is from meaningless + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that has no meaning or purpose. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown