needlessly

ˈniːdləsli

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Definition of needlessly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

unjustifiedwithout any need or reason

She needlessly apologized for the mistake.

pointlessly

unjustifiably

unnecessarily

excessiveto an extent beyond what is needed

The report was needlessly detailed.

excessively

superfluously

unnecessarily

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Origin of needlessly

English, needless (without need) + ly (adverbial suffix)

Terms with needlessly included in their meaning

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gibberish

technical jargon

needlessly obscure or overly technical language

procrastinate

delay behavior

postpone a task or action needlessly

fascist

adj.

informal

unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict

redundant

adj.

writing

repetitive or needlessly wordy in writing

baroque

adj.

complicated

overly and needlessly complicated

jargoning

adj.

writing style

filled with specialized terms or needlessly complex wording

kneecapping

figurative

an attack that is excessively and needlessly damaging

Examples of needlessly in a sentence

The report was needlessly complicated.
He needlessly worried about the small details.
The instructions were needlessly complicated.

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French:inutilement, excessivement, ...
German:unnötigerweise, unnötig, ...
Italian:senza motivo, ...
Spanish:innecesariamente, excesivamente, ...
Portuguese:desnecessariamente, ...
Chinese:不必要地, 过度地, ...
Japanese:不必要に, 過剰に, ...
Arabic:بِدونِ داعٍ, بِلا دَاعٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְלֹא צֹרֶךְ, מְיֻתָּר, ...
Russian:без необходимости, излишне, ...
Ukrainian:без потреби, зайве, ...
Hindi:बेवजह, बिना वजह, ...
Bengali:অকারণে, অপ্রয়োজনীয়ভাবে, ...
Catalan:innecessàriament, sense necessitat, ...
Czech:zbytečně, nadměrně, ...
Danish:unødvendigt, overdrevent, ...
Dutch:onnodig, ...
Greek:αδικαιολόγητα, αχρείαστα, ...
Hungarian:fölöslegesen, túlzottan, ...
Khmer:ដោយឥតចាំបាច់, ដោយមិនចាំបាច់, ...
Korean:불필요하게, 과도하게, ...
Persian:بی‌دلیل, بی‌جهت, ...
Polish:niepotrzebnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desnecessariamente, ...
Romanian:fără motiv, excesiv, ...
Swedish:i onödan, onödigt, ...
Thai:โดยไม่จำเป็น, เกินความจำเป็น, ...
Turkish:gereksiz yere, ...
Vietnamese:không cần thiết, quá mức cần thiết, ...

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