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бессмы́сленно

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  • 1.

    pointlessly, senselessly, foolishly, for no reason

    Он бессмы́сленно потра́тил все деньги.

    He spent all the money pointlessly.

    Adverb with a verb: the action serves no purpose.

  • 2.

    it is pointless, there is no sense in, it is no use

    Бессмы́сленно спо́рить с ним.

    There is no point in arguing with him.

    Used as predicate, usually with an infinitive.

  • 3.

    (rare) vacantly, blankly, expressionlessly

    Она́ бессмы́сленно смотре́ла в окно́.

    She stared blankly out of the window.

    Mostly with verbs of looking.

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  • Iron edited translation 1 month ago.