needlessly

English

Etymology

needless +‎ -ly

Adverb

needlessly (comparative more needlessly, superlative most needlessly)

in a needless manner
to a degree or extent beyond what is needed
He was always needlessly anxious about his dog.
without need
He worried needlessly about his dog.

Synonyms

unnecessarily

Translations

in a needless manner

Hungarian: szükségtelenül
Irish: gan chall, gan fáth
Portuguese: desnecessariamente

Russian: напрасно (ru) (naprasno)
Scottish Gaelic: gun fheum

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