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purposeless

[pur-puhs-lis] / ˈpɜr pəs lɪs /


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Purposeless as seemed his life, she still felt that it could not be altogether bad.

From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch

Purposeless prowlings with baby in the streets generally led unawares into Newport-market, from which busy mart Mrs. Granger fled aghast, lest her darling should die of the odour of red herrings and stale vegetables.

From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

Take, for example, the picture of the universe as modern materialism presents it: Page 286 Purposeless... and void of meaning is the world which science reveals for our belief....

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin




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