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pointful

adj
/ˈpɔɪnt.fəl/UK

Etymology

From point + -ful.

  1. derived from *pungō✻ — “to sting, prick”
  2. derived from pūnctus
  3. derived from pointe
  4. derived from pūnctum — “a hole punched in; a point, puncture”
  5. derived from point
  6. inherited from poynt
  7. suffixed as pointful — “point + ful”

Definitions

  1. Having real substance

    Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.

  2. Having a point

    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.

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Derived

pointfully, pointfulness

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA