unmeaning

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He sings in a doubtful falsetto and his movements are unmeaning, and frequently absurd.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir: Admiral Anderson has a worthy predecessor in his war on profanity, one who was equally adamant about "that unmeaning and abominable custom, swearing."

From Time Magazine Archive

He recapitulates his life's journey in a series of dreams and daydreams that reveal to him the meaning and unmeaning of his existence.

From Time Magazine Archive

He still hears the voice of the demagogue, but it comes as a mere unmeaning murmur.

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The old woman, wrinkled, dirty, clothed in an ill-sewn sack of sealskin, pointed at the little silken dress and at herself, and smiled: a sweet, unmeaning smile, like a baby’s.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin