ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Needlessly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Needlessly is an adverb meaning In a needless manner.

Meaning

In a needless manner.

More Meanings

  1. To a degree or extent beyond what is needed.
  2. Without need.

Example Sentences

He worried needlessly about his dog.
He was always needlessly anxious about his dog.
At present that convenience is still needlessly expensive in Great Britain, and a scandalously stupid business conflict between telephone company and post-office delays, complicates, and makes costly and exasperating all trunk communications; but even under these disadvantages the thing is becoming a factor in the life of ordinary villadom.

Synonyms for needlessly

Depending on context, synonyms include unnecessarily.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unnecessarily, unduly, unfairly, unjustly, senselessly, uselessly.

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