pointful

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UK/ˈpɔɪnt.fəl/

adjective

Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.

Opposite
pointless
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Meanings

adjectivepointful (comparative more pointful, superlative most pointful)

comparative more pointful · superlative most pointful

  1. Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.
  2. Having a point; not pointless.

    In my above album of things that seem to make life pointful and worthwhile, […] this would constitute an exceptional entry.

    2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 193

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
pointless

Origin

From point + -ful.

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Cite this entry
APA

pointful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointful

MLA

“pointful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pointful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointful.

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