unneededly

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ neededly or unneeded +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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unneededly (comparative more unneededly, superlative most unneededly)

  1. (rare) In an unneeded manner; not neededly.
    Synonyms: needlessly, unnecessarily
    • 1988, Finances Publiques, volume 43, H.J. Paris, page 179:
      Adoption of such a tax reform would only increase the long run excess burden unneededly.
    • 2013, Jennifer Kane, Death on the Beach, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
      "We could have just stayed back home and not had to worry with it." Philip pointed out unneededly.
    • 2017, O. H. Owhens, Bipolar Words Word Madness Healing Words, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
      [] no tables this time, and I'm typing that unneededly to help memory because that way of doing it came to mind, interesting, but I don't want to ruin quickly established flow too much.