pointless
pointless
adj.
Unprofitable: P. and V. ἀ̆σύμφορος.
Stale, insipid: P. ἕωλος.
adj.
Unprofitable: P. and V. ἀ̆σύμφορος.
Stale, insipid: P. ἕωλος.
POINTLESS
hebes; obtusus; retusus (PROP. and figuratively).
hebes; obtusus; retusus (PROP. and figuratively).
pointless:
1. frīgĭdus (cold and flat): opp. to salsus, Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 260. Join: frigidus, ineptus, Quint. 8, 5, 30; frigidus et inanis, id. 10, 2, 17.
2. insulsus: esp. with a negative: e. g. non insulsum genus (ridiculi), by no means dull or pointless, Cic. l. c. § 259.
3. perh. hĕbes, ĕtis: v.POINT (II.). (Obtusus, Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 70 = stupid, absurd.)
1. frīgĭdus (cold and flat): opp. to salsus, Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 260. Join: frigidus, ineptus, Quint. 8, 5, 30; frigidus et inanis, id. 10, 2, 17.
2. insulsus: esp. with a negative: e. g. non insulsum genus (ridiculi), by no means dull or pointless, Cic. l. c. § 259.
3. perh. hĕbes, ĕtis: v.