needless

adjectiveadverbattested in dialogue

//ˈniːdləs//

Not needed; unnecessary.

adjective

1
Not needed; unnecessary.
This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.
[…]they were needless bursts of imagination from a man who’d made such a show of unshowiness.

Etymology

From Middle English needlees, nedelees, nedeles, equivalent to need + -less.

adverb

1
archaicNeedlessly, without cause.

Forms

comparative: more needless
superlative: most needless

needle · A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in…Needle · A surname.Needles · A set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the…

needless · Not needed; unnecessary.

needs · Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an…Needs · A surname.needy · In need; poor.

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