needlessly

English

Etymology

needless +‎ -ly

Adverb

needlessly (comparative more needlessly, superlative most needlessly)

1. in a needless manner
2. to a degree or extent beyond what is needed

   He was always needlessly anxious about his dog.

3. without need

   He worried needlessly about his dog.

Synonyms

• unnecessarily

Translations

in a needless manner

• Hungarian: szükségtelenül
• Irish: gan chall, gan fáth
• Portuguese: desnecessariamente
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• Russian: напрасно (ru) (naprasno)
• Scottish Gaelic: gun fheum